Original 1947 AP Wirephoto showing devastating tornado wreckage in Worth, Missouri, on April 29. The storm hurled automobiles and a truck into the flattened Adams store, where one man was killed according to the original caption. The image shows crushed vintage cars, an overturned truck and heavy structural debris packed together in the aftermath of the tornado. The original caption is printed directly on the photograph. Mounted on black archival paper. Measures approximately 9 x 6⅛ inches overall. Shows expected age, toning, edge wear and newsroom/archive handling. A particularly strong disaster image with visible destruction and a reported fatality. This photo came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
