Glass Houses and Factories Smashed-Top picture shows wreckage after tornado roared through northern Worcester, June 9, 1953. The Sunnyside Greenhouses were demolished. Behind them is ruins of Vellumoid Co. and in background the least damaged end of Assumption College. Lower photos show same scene today.

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Title:
Glass Houses and Factories Smashed-Top picture shows wreckage after tornado roared through northern Worcester, June 9, 1953. The Sunnyside Greenhouses were demolished. Behind them is ruins of Vellumoid Co. and in background the least damaged end of Assumption College. Lower photos show same scene today.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Weather: Tornado: Worcester - June 9, 1953 - A.P. Photos
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. June 1954]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Tornadoes
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Worcester
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 255 x 209 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3b594c18z
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
[Additional information from item] Weather Tornados Worcester County
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001580_0010
Barcode:
39999088103369