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Storm damage Hotel Butler 1944

Photograph
Two 5x7" photographs of damage after a 1944 storm. A Consumers Power truck is parked on the scene as men clear away a fallen tree by the Hotel Butler. The original accession numbers are 89-1-114 A & B.
89-1-114_Storm_Damage.jpg 973KB; Car with back end smashed, Bird, Mike, Peasley? Peavey? 1944 Wires down, east facade.
89-1-114_a_Hotel_Butler_1944.jpg 1.1MB; Tree down at Hotel Butler 1944 - Gleason, Newnham, Bird and Davis labeled - rear south facade

1989.01.114

Print, photograph

40 Butler/Hotel Butler/Grist Mill/Haymarket/Dutch windmill

Utilities and public infrastructureWeather, extreme

Winthers, Sally

1989.01

Found in Collection

These photos were scanned by SDHS volunteers and were posted on the Photo Blog in the hopes that community members would contribute more information. "tu" in the filename indicates the photo was "touched up" by Jack Sheridan

7 in

5 in

031 A+B+C+D Photo Files

Bird, Cary Hanchett 1894-1959Davis, Abbott B. Sr. 1896-1971Newnham, Harry W. 1891-1970

05/04/2026

05/04/2026