Military post on Kernville Hill, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889 – Vintage Print
(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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Step back in time with Military post on Kernville Hill, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Military post on Kernville Hill, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889
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Pennsylvania National Guard troops set up camp on Kernville Hill after the South Fork Dam failed on May 31, 1889, sending a wall of water down the Conemaugh Valley and through Johnstown. The soldiers were sent to keep order, guard the wreckage against looting, and help with the recovery, and the hillside above the flooded town served as a vantage point over the ruined streets. Pittsburgh photographer Histed made the view, and its copyright registration shows that these flood scenes were sold as commercial prints. The picture is a useful record of how quickly the state responded to the disaster, which killed more than 2,000 people.
| Created / published | c1889. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 17833U U.S. Copyright Office. Photographed and copyright by Histed, Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Subjects | Floods--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. Military camps--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. Disasters--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 7,429 × 6,189 px · prints to 25 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif17537_MilitarypostonKernvilleHillJoh |
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