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Aftermath of 1900 Galveston hurricane

Original - House in Galveston, Texas on Avenue N after the 1900 Galveston hurricane, October 15, 1900.

Reason

Over 3600 homes were destroyed in Galveston, Texas during the 1900 Galveston hurricane. Approximately 8000 people died from the storm, making it the deadliest storm ever to strike the United States. Striking photograph of the damage. Restored version of File:A big tip in Galveston.jpg.

Articles this image appears in

1900 Galveston hurricane

Creator

Griffith & Griffith

• Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 01:32, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support - Highly encyclopedic, and quite interesting as well! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 01:35, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
• Comment It lacks the Wicked Witch of the East. Tisk, tisk. ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 01:47, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
  • Dorothy took the darn shoes and my sister's feet shrank away. Durova^Charge! 02:17, 9 April 2009 (UTC) The Wiki Witch of the West
• Support How did it not break O_o??? Cyclonebiskit 01:57, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support - it's dreadful, it is, to have a house fall on you... —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 11:48, 9 April 2009 (UTC) I mean, who steals a dead woman's shoes? Must've been raised in a barn!
• Support --Yue ^{of the North} 19:27, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support Meets the criteria Nick-D (talk) 00:18, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
• Oppose - left edge of house is missing, otherwise fine. -- Chris 73 | Talk 06:06, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support, unless it is cut off because of a crop, not the original image. Noodle snacks (talk) 13:56, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

• That was in the original. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 13:58, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

• Support Great encyclopedic value, of a good quality as well. tempodivalse [☎] 00:55, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support Very good EV. Makeemlighter (talk) 01:59, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:A_big_tip_in_Galveston2.jpg ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 05:30, 16 April 2009 (UTC)