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A seemingly untouch automobile sits among the debris of a destroyed structure.

1. Destruction from Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 040848
Title:: Destruction from Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: 1944/06
Description:: A seemingly untouch automobile sits among the debris of a destroyed structure.

Debris of destroyed family homes and their contents.

2. Remains of Homes After Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 040849
Title:: Remains of Homes After Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: 1944/06
Description:: Debris of destroyed family homes and their contents.

This horse was a suvivor of the deadliest tornado in the history of West Virginia. Note the saddles still resting on the rack.

3. Horse Sheltered Among Tornado Wreckage, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 040850
Title:: Horse Sheltered Among Tornado Wreckage, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: 1944/06
Description:: This horse was a suvivor of the deadliest tornado in the history of West Virginia. Note the saddles still resting on the rack.

Among the survivors of the tornado was a horse, paddocked in what's left of a barn and an automobile parked in the debris.

4. Survivors of Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 040851
Title:: Survivors of Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:: 1944/06
Description:: Among the survivors of the tornado was a horse, paddocked in what's left of a barn and an automobile parked in the debris.

Structures destroyed by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia history. 103 people were killed.

5. Shinnston Area Leveled by Tornado, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 040852
Title:: Shinnston Area Leveled by Tornado, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:: 1944/06
Description:: Structures destroyed by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia history. 103 people were killed.