Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Aftermath of the 1967 Oak Lawn Tornado |
Accession Number |
2015.771.009 |
Object Name |
Transparency, Slide |
Description |
This is a photograph, developed as a slide, of damages after the 1967 Oak Lawn tornado. The color image was taken in the Airway Trailer Park, showing the massive destruction there. Destroyed mobile homes and debris are strewn across the ground.The remains of furniture and household goods can be seen amid the wreckage. |
Date |
04/--/1967 |
Year Range from |
1967 |
Year Range to |
1967 |
Photographer |
Hoeger, John C. |
Classification |
Oak Lawn, Illinois Tornado Aftermath Tornado: April 21, 1967 Airway Trailer Park |
Search Terms |
April 21, 1967 Tornadoes Disasters Storms Airway Trailer Park Furniture Mobile homes Streets Neighborhoods |
People |
Hoeger, Bertha (Miller) Hoeger, John C. |