Johnstown Flood, 1889: Masonic Headquarters #25 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Johnstown Flood, 1889: Masonic Headquarters #25 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Johnstown Flood, 1889: Masonic Headquarters #25
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Set up in the aftermath of the Johnstown Flood, this photograph shows a Masonic headquarters in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. On May 31, 1889, the failure of the South Fork Dam sent a torrent down the Conemaugh Valley, killing more than 2,000 people. Fraternal groups, including Masonic lodges, helped organize relief for survivors, distributing food, clothing and supplies in the weeks that followed. The print carries a copyright credit to the photography firm Langill & Darling, and its details come from an older caption card, so some information may not be fully verified.
| Created / published | c1889. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photo copyrighted by Langill & Darling. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Disaster relief; Freemasons; Flood--1889; Relief; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,231 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-136148 |
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