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Red Cross: here to help
The Red Cross offered disaster relief services after the storm.
Onlookers on Iowa Avenue
Houses and buildings were severely damaged along Iowa Avenue. Large trees, downed power lines, and other debris littered the ground.
Historic home
This Iowa City home has been standing for more than 100 years. The F2 storm did not succeed in demolishing it.
Crushed by bricks
Many automobiles were damaged or destroyed in the storm, including this truck that was crushed by bricks.
Insulation by the Iowa River
Pink insulation litters the street.
Wind-bent rain gutter
The 155-mph winds bent this rain gutter around the trunk of this small tree.
"Dorothy" unfazed
"Dorothy," the tornado sculpture at the Dubuque Street entrance of the pedestrian mall, was not damaged by the storm. The sculpture was created by Justine Zimmer.
"For Sale: $14,000 OBO"
A car landed in Ralston Creek, near Governor Street. Someone jokingly put a "for sale" sign in the window.
Need a spoon?
Little red plastic spoons from Dairy Queen kept popping up around town.
A Dairy Queen without a roof
Dairy Queen at 526 South Riverside Drive experienced heavy damage from 2006 the tornado.
Hartwig Motors
Henry Hartwig founded this automobile dealer in 1910 in Clutier, Iowa. He relocated the business to Iowa City's Riverside Drive in 1961. The family sold the business to Deery Brothers in 2007. The location of Hartwig Motors falls within the 500-year…
"The Doll House"
The destruction at the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority House produced some of the most iconic imagery demonstrating the destructiveness of the tornado. The images of the bunk beds shown clearly, after a wall had been torn clean off, inspired many to call it…
Saving Lives at Saint Patrick's Church
Saint Patrick
An Easter Bunny looks on
Easter decorations adorn a window. The F2 tornado struck on Holy Thursday.
Tornado damage to Rochester Avenue house
Two-thirds of the roof's ridge beam snapped off. All of the front dormer roof blew away. View of damage to the roof from back of house. Half of back roof completely gone, the other half is askew. Rip Russell on phone with the insurance company,…
Garage blown apart
Three walls and roof of the garage gone. Garage door was sucked around our car.
Alley view behind Rochester Avenue
The tornado went down the alley. Debris everywhere, neighbors out checking on each other.
Debris deposited on property
More debris. Neighbors' concrete block garage collapsed.
Flattened fence
Fence flattened by flying debris
Cardinal sans tail feathers
So sad! This cardinal is in shock
Collapsed garage
Neighbors' concrete block garage collapsed into the yard and alley. The Russells think that this is the point that the tornado set down again after damaging Iowa Avenue.
Collapsed garage
Another neighbor's garage collapsed, and some post tornado humor.
Wicked Witch doormat
Post tornado humor. Here, a doormat referencing the "Ding dong, the witch is dead" song from The Wizard of Oz is placed near tornado damage.
Earrings remain hanging
The tornado tore off the roof over my walk-in closet. Interestingly, all of my earrings are hanging perfectly. My clothes, which you don
1855 Receipt for $600 received by Rev. F.A. Shearer, for services as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
Receipt for $600.00 received by Rev. F.A. Shearer, for services as pastor from April 1, 1854 to April 1, 1855.
1912 Letter from Andrew Meneely to Rev. Wylie about bells
Letter from Andrew Meneely, President and General Manager of Meneely & Co., about the various stamps the company used on bells previous to 1849. This letter is in response to a previous letter to Meneely & Co, and relates to Rev. Wylie’s search for…
1911 Letter from Rector Williams to the First Presbyterian Church
Letter from W.D. Williams, Rector of Trinity Church in Iowa City, to the First Presbyterian Church on occasion of their 70th anniversary.
1923 Land Patent Record for the First Presbyterian Church (copy)
A copy of the Church’s Land Patent Record. Filed by J. M. Kadlec on May 25, 1923.
1853 Receipt for $91.00 received by Rev. John Crozier, for services as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
Rev. John Crozier (August 27, 1822-December 23, 1891) was pastor at First Presbyterian Church from May-August, 1853. During his short tenure he met several times with Rev. Michael Hummer to discuss the stolen Church bell and Rev. Hummer’s claims for…
1956 Service Booklet
Service booklet from June 24, 1956. Back page has historical notes.
1868 IOU from Joseph Barker
“$120. By the 1st June 1869 I promise to pay the trustees of the (north) Presbyterian Church. One hundred and twenty dollars for [unreadable…] after maturity. For pew #14. Joseph Barker. August 14, 1868”
1858 Resignation letter of the North Presbyterian Church Board of Trustees
A letter formally stating the resignation of the Board of Trustees.
1869 Receipt for building spire at First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
Receipt to apply to contract to build spire at First Presbyterian Church.
1869 Receipt for building cornice at First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
A receipt for payment to apply to the contract to build cornice at the First Presbyterian Church
1934 Memorandum for shipment of organ parts from Hartford, CT to Iowa City
A memorandum that details the shipping of organ parts from the Austin Organ Company in Hartford, CT to the Church in Iowa City. There were 82 packages weighing 14,365 pounds. The memorandum lists the train route used and the number of the train car…
1934 Letter from H.A. Walker to Henry L. Fisk, regarding the shipment of organ parts
Letter from H.A. Walker of the Austin Organ Company to Henry L. Fisk. The letter relates to the shipment of organ parts to Iowa City, and gives some instructions on what should be done when the parts arrive.
Henry L. Fisk was an architect.
Henry L. Fisk was an architect.
1869 Receipt for building spire at First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
Receipt to apply on contract for building spire at First Presbyterian Church.
1941 Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Mr. A. J. Larew
Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to A.J. Larew. Craig mentions that he is sending his recollections of the missing Church bell, and also speaks about his grandfather, John Shoup.
1869 Receipt for building spire at First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
Receipt to apply on contract for building First Presbyterian Church spire.
1869 Receipt for brick work on First Presbyterian Church
Receipt for payment for extra brick work and labor for building First Presbyterian Church.