Wreck of Pullman cars and engines at Conemaugh, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889 – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Wreck of Pullman cars and engines at Conemaugh, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Wreck of Pullman cars and engines at Conemaugh, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889
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Pullman sleeping cars and locomotives lie twisted together at Conemaugh, where floodwaters tore them from the tracks and jammed them into a heap of wreckage. The disaster began on May 31, 1889, when the South Fork dam above the valley failed after days of heavy rain, sending a wall of water down the valley and killing more than 2,000 people. Pittsburgh photographer Histed, who registered the image for copyright, recorded the ruined rail equipment in the aftermath, when the wreckage had become a grim public sight.
| Created / published | c1889. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 17842U U.S. Copyright Office. Photographed and copyright by Histed, Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Subjects | Floods--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. Disasters--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. Railroad accidents--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 7,370 × 6,173 px · prints to 25 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif17546_WreckofPullmancarsandenginesat |
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