Aftermath of tornado at State Fair Park, Milwaukee, 1914. Early images of tornadoes in action are rare; most period photographs highlight the damaged buildings the storms leave behind. In 1980, the Milwaukee Journal recalled a tornado that struck the city decades earlier: It was the buildings, rather than the animals and exhibits displayed within them that attracted attention at State Fair Park on May 31, 1914. A tornado swept through the park on that Sunday afternoon and demolished a number of structures. After the storm, children climbed over the ruins and perched on the roof of the cattle barn. via: Remember When collection, Milwaukee Public Library
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Aftermath of tornado at State Fair Park, Milwaukee, 1914.

Early images of tornadoes in action are rare; most period photographs highlight the damaged buildings the storms leave behind. In 1980, the Milwaukee Journal recalled a tornado that struck the city decades earlier:

It was the buildings, rather than the animals and exhibits displayed within them that attracted attention at State Fair Park on May 31, 1914. A tornado swept through the park on that Sunday afternoon and demolished a number of structures. After the storm, children climbed over the ruins and perched on the roof of the cattle barn.

via: Remember When collection, Milwaukee Public Library

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