Description: lllinois' 3rd deadliest tornado disaster on record occurred on May 26, 1917. On that date, 108 people were killed across central Illinois, almost all in the Mattoon/Charleston area. Injuries totaled approximately 638. Originally, this was believed to be a single tornado with a path 293 miles long, extending from the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, MO, all the way across central portions of Illinois and Indiana, ending near Mount Vernon, IN, over a total time span of 7 hours 20 minutes. This was later determined to be 4 to 8 separate tornadoes; the Illinois portion was approximately 155 miles (including times it was aloft), over a time of approximately 4 hours. The strongest part of the tornado, through Mattoon/Charleston, was later determined to be F4 intensity on the original Fujita scale. Photographer marked with "JONES #76" in bottom right cornerORIGINAL photograph NOT a reprint4" x 9"printed on thick weight paper, handwritten notes on back include:: "1917 Cyclone, the class that never graduated in Illinois" Shipped in reinforced envelope for safe traveling
Price: 15.5 USD
Location: Shenandoah, Virginia
End Time: 2024-11-20T20:48:43.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1917
Image Orientation: Landscape
Size: 4 x 9 in
Photographer: JONES
Theme: History
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Tornado
Vintage: Yes
