Kansas Tornado Aftermath, J.S. Shaff c. 1890s Cabinet Card bark covered to whom we all owe

to whom we all owe many gifts

and about 1/4 of an inch thick

It is in overall fair condition

The key still works to open and close it easily

etc from around the world as well as a great collection of clothing

Kansas Tornado Aftermath, J.S. Shaff c. 1890s Cabinet Card bark covered to whom we all oweWith a A little research I found a bit of information about the James. S. Shaff who took this photograph b. 1850, he had a photo studio in Seneca, KS from about 1885 1895, after which he became, according to census data, a band teacher in Oklahoma, and finally a farmer in New Mexico! Certainly there have been plenty of tornadoes in Kansas to document the effects of; I might guess the portrait of destruction here dates to 1895 in the aftermath of the