1949 Tornado Photos


January 3, 1949: Photos

         Bliss & Watkins Homes.

         Damage to Bradley mill, around one million.

         Carmicael Bros. Grocery and Knight Home.

         View of destruction

         Wrecked Blowpipes & Smoke Stack at the Mill.

         Looking N. E. from Mrs. Woods Home.

         Mr. Pennington's Chevy up-side down in the Rubble.

         Mr. Wade's Home had a brush with a Tornado.

         Many thanks to Mary Brent Wade Norman for sharing
         the above photographs with us.


January 1949: Photos

         A Lone Survivor.

         Tornadoes do things like this. Bradley Shops.

         Tornadoes are caused by hot and cold air currents.

         Dr. Dog. Tragedy Struck our canine Pals too.

         Shot at time of explosion after tornado and fire.

         Rushing calls to and from tornado stricken Warren.

         Scene near the Bradley Saw Mill.

         Many thanks to Cindy Munson for sharing
         the above photographs with us. These postcard
         photos belong to Myrna Loy Neely Wear.


January 1949: Photos and News Clippings

         H. E. Green and Hank Miles homes; E. Center St. near S. Bradley St.

         W. & S. R. Railroad at Sawmill

         W. & S. R. Railroad at Sawmill

         Miss Mary Lu Fullerton's home, S. Myrtle St.

         Lumber Plant Railroad

         Curtis Walker home, E. Church St.

         Bradley Lumber Co. Sawmill from Prospect Rd.

         Bradley Lumber Co. power plant and mill

         Home and car with tornado damage

         Monticello Highway near Gannaway St.

         Joe Watkins home

         Many thanks to Brenda Ezell for sharing
         the above newspaper photos and info with us.


January 1949: Warren, AR. Photos - NEW! 11 July 2009

          Roofless Home

          Allen Johnson Home

          Braswell House, to the right of the Johnson Home

          Johnson car shed #1

          Johnson car shed #2

          Craver's House

          Clemmon's House

          Hartsell Home

          John Frey's Home

          Leonard Johnson's Barber Shop #1

          Leonard Johnson's Barber Shop #2

          Leonard Johnson's Car and Ashcraft House

          Hartsell's Store toward sawmill

          Anderson's Garage

          Anderson's Bus Stop

          Church St. going toward John Frey's House

          Near Bradley Mill

          Bradley Mill Smoke Stack

          Tornado destruction

          Tornado destruction

          Tornado destruction

          Tornado destruction

         Many thanks to Brenda Ezell for sharing the above photos with us.
         These were found at the Bradley County Historical Museum.


January 1949: Photos

          West Side

          George Meggs's Buick,

          Stephen Harding House

          Complete Destruction

         Many thanks to Bill Sharp and Jann Woodard for sharing
          the above photographs with us.



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