Vintage Ferris Wheel Survives Storms Baby Onesie

This was a ferris wheel that was in a park for years. It now sits unused on Main Street Duncan, Oklahoma. I photographed this May 22, 2011, as a storm front was moving in. I knew there was high risk for tornados, but wanted to capture as much as I could, of course, wondering if things like this would still be around after the storms blew up. Little did I know at that moment that it would become a day in history for tornado devastation - in Joplin, MO. I consider the ferris wheel a monument, or landmark, for Stephens County, since it has been around for so long.

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