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A Window into the Regina Tornado of 1912
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan

 
Detail from the Morning Leader Newspaper of July 1 1912, the day after the tornado.
19 of 75 		Detail from the Morning Leader newspaper of July 1, 1912, the day after the tornado.
20 of 75 		Morning Leader newspaper announcement from July 1, 1912 the day after the tornado.
21 of 75 		A cleanup site along what is most likely Dewdney Avenue.
22 of 75 		Detail from a 1912 map of Regina, showing the grid system and central location of the railroads.
23 of 75 		Regina City Police pass
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Damage from the tornado.
25 of 75 		A turn of the century Underwood brand typewriter.
26 of 75 		City Clerk A.W. Pool's reply to an inquiry, with another reply on the bottom.
27 of 75 		Postcards were used as quick notes to reassure relatives that all had survived the tornado.
28 of 75 		Correspondence from the Main family, describing one woman's experience with the tornado.
29 of 75 		Letter from a carpenter inquiring about the availability of work in Regina following the tornado.
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Reply from city Clerk A.W. Pool about available work for carpenters in Regina following the tornado.
31 of 75 		Front page of the Morning Leader newspaper on July 1, 1912 the day after the tornado.
32 of 75 		Telegraph from the Mayor of Quebec City, offering a donation of $500.00 to aid with tornado relief.
33 of 75 		A letter from the Canadian Bank of Commerce transferring funds from Frank Coffee.
34 of 75 		Even small towns rose to the occasion and offered donations to the Regina Cyclone Relief Fund.
35 of 75 		A letter and donation from a woman who found herself in Regina the day after the tornado.
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