Ann Arbor Tornado - Sil. Neg. Trims 5-11-1959
Film Identifier: F.2012-03-1050
Run Time
0h 3m 59s
0h 3m 59s
Format
16mm
16mm
Color
B&W
B&W
Sound
Silent
Silent
Date Produced
May 11 1959
May 11 1959
Abstract
Silent news outtakes capturing the destruction caused by a wind storm in Ann Arbor, Michigan on May 11, 1959. Includes footage of firefighters breaking down and moving fallen trees with chainsaws and cranes. One person was killed, dozens of houses were damaged, and hundreds of trees were toppled by the storm (which was not in fact a tornado, but "a very severe line squall").
Silent news outtakes capturing the destruction caused by a wind storm in Ann Arbor, Michigan on May 11, 1959. Includes footage of firefighters breaking down and moving fallen trees with chainsaws and cranes. One person was killed, dozens of houses were damaged, and hundreds of trees were toppled by the storm (which was not in fact a tornado, but "a very severe line squall").
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Genre
Form
Related Place
Ann Arbor (depicts)