Name/Title
PhotographEntry/Object ID
2022.36.014Scope and Content
Photograph is black and white view of Margaret and Clarence E. Van Deusen home, 1128 West Fifth Street and Clara L. and Herman E. Hageman home, 1124 West Fifth Street, showing damage from 1924 Tornado.Context
The Ray Richards family from Columbus, Ohio arrived in Lorain, Ohio for a weekend visit with Ray's sister, Margaret (Richards) Van Deusen (wife of attorney C.E. Van Deusen), and her family Saturday, June 28, 1924, looking forward to a weekend family reunion. "Aunt Ruth," another Richards sibling, joined the two families.Acquisition
Accession
2022.36Source or Donor
Photographs of the 1924 Tornado Found in Collection During 2022 InventoryAcquisition Method
Found in CollectionRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Jackson, Neta ThiessenNotes
The Richards Family was visiting from Columbus the day of the tornado and 4 of the 5 were killed.