[Rarebooks] FS: Nine 1902 Cabinet Cards of Tornado Damage in Illinois Cemetery

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, Ephemera & Photographs]

Nine 1902 Cabinet Cards of Tornado Damage in Greenmount Cemetery, Quincy 
Illinois.

A dramatic series of cabinet photos showing the destruction caused by 
the 1902 tornado, with a “Before the storm” image showing how lovely the 
grounds had been. The cemetery (originally Green Mound Cemetery) was 
founded in 1875 and expanded rapidly as a garden landscape cemetery. On 
the evening of October 12, 1902 a tornado struck, almost destroying the 
cemetery. It was reported that “No part of the cemetery escaped the fury 
of the violent winds. Of the hundreds of soft maples, cottonwoods, 
birches, oaks, pines, etc - at least 500 of them in all that made 
Greenmount one of the most attractive cemeteries in this area - none 
escaped either total or partial destruction. The ground throughout the 
cemetery was covered with twisted tree trunks and branches. It was 
almost impossible to walk ten yards in a straight line before the path 
was obstructed. Scores of tombstones were overturned, but not a single 
stone could be found broken. Hanging in the broken trees were a piece of 
matting, a child's dress, materials from houses, fences and barns to the 
west and many other things”.

Nine 8”x10” cabinet photos with 5”x7” images. Some wear and light soil. 
[44242]  $750

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