Golden City Missouri Cyclone Tornado 1912 C. F. Hall Real Photo Postcard

This vintage postcard captures a cyclone, the common early 20th-century term for a tornado, near Golden City, Missouri, on June 14, 1912. Located within the heart of Tornado Alley, Missouri is historically prone to severe weather, and this photograph documents a significant meteorological event from an era when such phenomena were still largely unpredictable and their mechanics less understood. The image serves as a rare visual record of an active tornado funnel.