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Fires, accidents and tragedies - [Collapse of a building caused by tornado.]

1905

Fires, accidents and tragedies - [Collapse of a building caused by tornado.]

The collapse of a building under construction at West 136th Street and Riverside Drive; caused by a tornado at 2 p.m. June 26, 1905. Gustav Scholer, M.D.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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