1951 Helena Tornado

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Black and white postcard of photo taken of a tornado and its damage 15 miles east of Helena, Oklahoma on June 17, 1915.

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1 photograph : b&w

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Creator: Unknown. June 17, 1915.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Collection and was provided by the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 65 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, a property of the Oklahoma Historical Society, tells the story of the largest land run in American history. Its archives house a varied collection of historical material—including numerous eyewitness pioneer accounts, oral histories, original manuscripts, books, and more than 20,000 original and reproduced photographs.

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Black and white postcard of photo taken of a tornado and its damage 15 miles east of Helena, Oklahoma on June 17, 1915.

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  • June 17, 1915

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  • May 18, 2023, 11:24 a.m.

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  • Dec. 6, 2023, 2:50 p.m.

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1951 Helena Tornado, photograph, June 17, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2109788/: accessed April 21, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center.

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