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May 22, 2012

Saving The Photos

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Angela Walters created an archive to collect all the scattered photographs after the Joplin Tornado. She has reunited some people with family photos and is keeping unclaimed ones safe.

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Riding Out The Joplin Tornado

In 2008, a tornado swept through Tom Cook’s home, killing his wife. Distraught, he moved with his daughter to Joplin, Mo., where he bought a new house – and a steel shelter. When a tornado came three years later, they were prepared.

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