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Kim Transue, right, surveys the damage to her trailer home with her mother Carol Guy in Gaslight Village, 1900 W. 31st St., after a tornado in Lawrence June 19, 1981.

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Sharon Heidemann, left, and her aunt Lila Werst uncover a family heirloom picture frame from the debris of their trailer home a day after the June 19, 1981, tornado hit Lawrence, killing one person.

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Richard Gleasure, on roof at right, and Kyle Brown, Lawrence contractors, begin work to repair a tornado-damaged home at 3024 W. 27th Terrace, June 23, 1981. A tornado struck Lawrence June 19, 1981, killing one person and damaging several homes.

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The tornado that came through southwest Lawrence on June 19, 1981, was visible from more than 30 miles away, as this photo, taken from Olathe, attests.

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The 1981 tornado ripped through a southwest Lawrence neighborhood, ravaging a new housing area.

photo by: Special to the Journal-World

The 1981 tornado ripped through a southwest Lawrence neighborhood, ravaging a new housing area.