Destroyed in Windstorm-Wind that reached velocity of 100 miles per hour, took this suburban home apart at the seams. Owners Mr. and Mrs. Jorice Skoglund (background) survey the destruction. They and their two small children were blown from the place but escaped with bruises. The site is Silver Lake on the northeast edge of Minneapolis.
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Destroyed in Windstorm-Wind that reached velocity of 100 miles per hour, took this suburban home apart at the seams. Owners Mr. and Mrs. Jorice Skoglund (background) survey the destruction. They and their two small children were blown from the place but escaped with bruises. The site is Silver Lake on the northeast edge of Minneapolis.

Associated Press · [ca. July 1951]

CC0 — Public Domain
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[Information from item housing] Weather: Storms: 1950s - 70s: Wire Photos

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