Title:
Token, Waco tornado victims
Description:
Bronze token. Obverse: In Memory of 114 Tornado victims. Reverse: Waco, Texas, U.S.A., May 11, 1953.
Description:
Historical Note: Coin in memory of 114 Tornado victims, Waco, TX, May 11, 1953. Waco was hit by a tornado on May 11th, 1953, considered to be the deadliest in Texas since 1900. The tornado claimed 114 victims and is thought to have left at least 597 others injured.
Identifier:
ATF0163
Item identifier:
ATF0163
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date of creation:
1953
Container information:
Artifact Box 0033
Geographic coverage:
Waco (Tex.)
Subject:
Tornadoes
Type:
Image
Type:
Memorabilia
Type:
Medal, Commemorative
Medium:
Metal
Citation information:
ATF0163, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
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Size or duration:
1 in diameter
Language:
English