Camp of relief corps, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889 – Antique 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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A window into the past: Camp of relief corps, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Camp of relief corps, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889
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Relief workers set up this camp in the days after the May 31, 1889, flood that tore through the Conemaugh Valley when the South Fork Dam gave way above Johnstown. The water killed roughly 2,200 people and swept away much of the town's housing and industry, so tents and makeshift shelters like these were needed for survivors, volunteers and the many workers who came to help with cleanup and burials. The photograph is credited to Ernest Walter Histed, whose record of the aftermath offers a rare look at how the community organized its response in the flood's first weeks.
| Created / published | 1889 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Histed, Ernest Walter, 1862-1947, photographer. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 7,396 × 6,164 px · prints to 25 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 7 |
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