Tornado Aftermath (1953)

ID: 263 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Tornado Aftermath (1953)

A rare color image of the damage done by the Waco tornado. The U-shaped area where the bricks were blown from the building was repaired with lighter-colored bricks which now serves as a visual reminder of one of the worst natural disasters to befall Waco.

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By Jim Stingley
Few major products are as closely identified with the people and environment where they began as Dr Pepper in Waco. Developing from a soft drink invented at a local drugstore to one of the largest and most popular industries in the world, Dr Pepper…