Ironically, not only was his previous occupation being a studio photographer (in which he operated in Lawrence, KS from 1857 till 1867, when he had sold his business & moved to Garnett), but a few months later on August 28th, a tornado that had touched down in Howard, Dakota Territory (modern-day South Dakota) was photographed by F. N. Robinson, which as a result of its popularity in newspaper circulations, eclipsed the existence of Adam's photograph for decades till local weather maps in 1884 & a local news article from 1907 debunked & confirmed Adam's claim to fame.
Ironically, not only was his previous occupation being a studio photographer (in which he operated in Lawrence, KS from 1857 till 1867, when he had sold his business & moved to Garnett), but a few months later on August 28th, a tornado that had touched down in Howard, Dakota Territory (modern-day South Dakota) was photographed by F. N. Robinson, which as a result of its popularity in newspaper circulations, eclipsed the existence of Adam's photograph for decades till local weather maps in 1884 & a local news article from 1907 debunked & confirmed Adam's claim to fame.
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