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[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.0689]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "There was a storm cellar at the Joe Jonson home in Gans but the family never had achence to use it. three members of the family were killed when the storm struck. Coy Lack, A Gans youngster looks at the unused cellar."
Date: January 22, 1957
Creator: Tapscott, George

[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.0691]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Three members of the Joe Johnson family were blown out of their home and killed in the Tueday morning tornado. Dead are Johnson, 60, and his two sons C.J. Johnson, 16, and Mickey Johnson 15."
Date: January 22, 1957
Creator: Tapscott, George

[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.0694]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A tornado roard of a bleak sky shortley beore 6 a.m. Tuesday leaving at least seven persons dead and a dozen injured as it struck the community of Gans in Sequoyah county."
Date: January 22, 1957

[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.0696]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A salvation army unit was on the scene 2 1 / 2 hours after the tornado struck. They served hot food and coffee to the storm victims and 45th divison soldiers assigned to guard duty."
Date: January 22, 1957
Creator: Tapscott, George

[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.0697]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Warm bedding is always a necessity aftera tornado. Bedding was rushed to Gans and these 45th division guardsman are shown getting ready for the victims."
Date: January 22, 1957
Creator: Tapscott, George
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