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A tornado destroys the home of Thomas Dunnam on 14th street and 10th avenue in Meridian,…

Sepia-toned photograph of a devastated home site strewn with debris and splintered wood, with several onlookers standing among the wreckage; handwritten caption reads "Grand Pa Dunham's Home on 14th st & 10 ave."

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Do You Know What it Means

A tornado destroys the home of Thomas Dunnam on 14th street and 10th avenue in Meridian, Mississippi, 1900's.

This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman, Professor of History at Nunez Community College. Nunez Community College is located in Chalmette, in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. In 2005 it was heavily damaged by flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.

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Item 26777

Citation

“A tornado destroys the home of Thomas Dunnam on 14th street and 10th avenue in Meridian,…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26777.

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