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Colorized photo image of the National Guard Headquarters at the Baptist Camp Ground

Colorized photo image of Joe Thieken standing beside the jeep he drove during the relief effort after the tornado in Wheelersburg.
Under the photo:
"When he reported to his command at 11:00 PM, his commander told him he was the man he wanted since…

Black and white photo image of Hay's Grocery at the corner of Oak Street and Lick Run Road. This was a National Guard station after the tornado in 1968.

Colorized photo image of when the National Guard used bus for shelter one rainy night at Check Point of Lick Run and Dogwood Ridge in Wheelersburg after the tornado.

Scan of black and white panorama photo of some of the damage after the tornado in Wheelersburg. Photo shows debris, destroyed homes, and the destruction of the landscape.

Newspaper photo of a panorama of the destruction in Wheelersburg after the tornado

Newspaper photo of a panorama of the destruction in Wheelersburg after the tornado

Black and white photo image of the Adkins, Paul Bobst, and Turners homes, taken by Ed on the eve of the tornado. Ed printed this picture. Mrs. Adkins was killed in her home.

Newspaper photos from the Herald Dispatch
Upper Left: Boll's Feed Store where two were killed
Lower Left: House destroyed
Upper Right: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kiser with overturned car
Lower Right: House is blown off foundations

Newspaper photos of the aftermath of the tornado.
Left and upper right: birdseye view images of the path and destruction the tornado took in the Herald Dispatch.
Bottom right: photo from the Portsmouth Times of the remains of the Reinhardt…

color scanned image of a scrapbook page contaning a hand drawn map of Wheelersburg and the path of the tornado

Newspaper photo from the Portsmouth Daily Times showing the destruction wrought by the tornado in Wheelersburg.