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

[Joslin Hall Books & Ephemera]

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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