Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Glass Houses and Factories Smashed-Top picture shows wreckage after tornado roared through northern Worcester, June 9, 1953. The Sunnyside Greenhouses were demolished. Behind them is ruins of Vellumoid Co. and in background the least damaged end of Assumption College. Lower photos show same scene today.
Glass Houses and Factories Smashed-Top picture shows wreckage after tornado roared through northern Worcester, June 9, 1953. The Sunnyside Greenhouses were demolished. Behind them is ruins of Vellumoid Co. and in background the least damaged end of Assumption College. Lower photos show same scene today.
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Glass Houses and Factories Smashed-Top picture shows wreckage after tornado roared through northern Worcester, June 9, 1953. The Sunnyside Greenhouses were demolished. Behind them is ruins of Vellumoid Co. and in background the least damaged end of Assumption College. Lower photos show same scene today.

Associated Press · [ca. June 1954]

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[Information from item housing] Weather: Tornado: Worcester - June 9, 1953 - A.P. Photos

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