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A Window into the Regina Tornado of 1912

 
The ruins of the Regina Telephone Exchange
19 of 112 		E.C. Rossie photograph showing the particular nature of a tornado's pattern of destruction.
20 of 112 		Smith Street death and destruction
21 of 112 		E.C. Rossie photograph of a stone building damaged after the tornado.
22 of 112 		The Methodist parsonage and the Carnegie Library
23 of 112 		Postcard depicting damage on Lorne Street, with two lost dogs in the foreground.
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Death notice
25 of 112 		The Morning Leader newspaper headlines the day after the tornado.
26 of 112 		The back of a residence damaged in the tornado.
27 of 112 		Regina's mayor in 1912 was Peter McAra, who directed tornado relief and recovery efforts.
28 of 112 		Detail from the Morning Leader Newspaper of July 1 1912, the day after the tornado.
29 of 112 		Detail from the Morning Leader newspaper of July 1, 1912, the day after the tornado.
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Morning Leader newspaper announcement from July 1, 1912 the day after the tornado.
31 of 112 		A cleanup site along what is most likely Dewdney Avenue.
32 of 112 		Tornado damage and horse team cleanup crews, as seen from 12th Avenue and Lorne Street.
33 of 112 		The ruins of the Winnipeg grain elevator
34 of 112 		After the tornado at the corner of Smith Street and Victoria Avenue, looking south.
35 of 112 		Detail from a 1912 map of Regina, showing the grid system and central location of the railroads.
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