Clock at the Merchants and Farmers Bank in Montevallo, Alabama, which stopped as power lines were damaged when a tornado hit the town on April 11, 1939.
The clock was discussed in an article about the storm ("Storm Kills Two in Alabama, Georgia"), which was published in the Birmingham News on April 12, 1939. Excerpt from the piece: "An electric clock at the Merchants & Farmers Bank was stopped at 11:47 a.m. when the power lines fe...
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Photographs Clock at the Merchants and Farmers Bank in Montevallo, Alabama, which stopped as power lines were damaged when a tornado hit the town on April 11, 1939. Cook |
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Photographs Tornadoes; Montevallo (Ala.); Shelby County (Ala.) |
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The clock was discussed in an article about the storm ("Storm Kills Two in Alabama, Georgia"), which was published in the Birmingham News on April 12, 1939. Excerpt from the piece: "An electric clock at the Merchants & Farmers Bank was stopped at 11:47 a.m. when the power lines fell before the winds. First section hit was a knoll on the southeastern edge of the city, where three houses were smashed and a Negro Baptist church flattened. Next in the twisting path was the Episcopal Church, which was left a mass of wreckage, as the storm beat a path one block wide through the residential section. Trees were uprooted and outbuildings whirled away. All communication lines were torn down." (The image is damaged due to deterioration of the original negative.) |
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BN0028115_14BN0028115Clock at the Merchants and Farmers Bank in Montevallo, Alabama, which stopped as power lines were damaged when a tornado hit the town on April 11, 1939.The clock was discussed in an article about the storm ("Storm Kills Two in Alabama, Georgia"), which was published in the Birmingham News on April 12, 1939. Excerpt from the piece: "An electric clock at the Merchants & Farmers Bank was stopped at 11:47 a.m. when the power lines fell before the winds. First section hit was a knoll on the southeastern edge of the city, where three houses were smashed and a Negro Baptist church flattened. Next in the twisting path was the Episcopal Church, which was left a mass of wreckage, as the storm beat a path one block wide through the residential section. Trees were uprooted and outbuildings whirled away. All communication lines were torn down." (The image is damaged due to deterioration of the original negative.)1939-041930-1939CookBirmingham NewsG39-01651Tornadoes; Montevallo (Ala.); Shelby County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/139294 |
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Clock at the Merchants and Farmers Bank in Montevallo, Alabama, which stopped as power lines were damaged when a tornado hit the town on April 11, 1939. |
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Clock at the Merchants and Farmers Bank in Montevallo, Alabama, which stopped as power lines were damaged when a tornado hit the town on April 11, 1939. |
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