Appalling calamity at Johnstown, Pa., on Friday, Sept. 14th, caused by the falling of a railroad bridge crowded with the citizens of the town, during the visit of President Johnson and suite - four persons killed and over 350 wounded / sketched by our special artist, Mr. C.E.H. Bonwill. – Vintage Print
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This rare antique engraving captures Appalling calamity at Johnstown, Pa., on Friday, Sept. 14th, caused by the falling of a railroad bridge crowded with the citizens of the town, during the visit of President Johnson and suite - four persons killed and over 350 wounded / sketched by our special artist, Mr. C.E.H. Bonwill. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Appalling calamity at Johnstown, Pa., on Friday, Sept. 14th, caused by the falling of a railroad bridge crowded with the citizens of the town, during the visit of President Johnson and suite - four persons killed and over 350 wounded / sketched by our special artist, Mr. C.E.H. Bonwill.
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Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is the setting for this wood engraving of a bridge collapse on Friday, September 14, 1866, that happened as crowds gathered to see President Andrew Johnson and his party. The railroad bridge gave way under the weight of townspeople, killing four and wounding more than 350. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper ran the scene in its October 6, 1866, issue, drawn by its special artist, C.E.H. Bonwill, who worked from the event itself. Johnstown is better known for the 1889 flood, so this earlier disaster is a reminder that the town's history of catastrophe began well before that.
| Created / published | 1866 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Wood engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v.23, 1866 Oct. 6, p. 40. |
| Subjects | Johnson, Andrew,--1808-1875--Journeys. Disasters--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1860-1870. Bridge failures--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,292 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-197716 |
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