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[Ruins of viaduct bridge, Johnstown, Pa., after the flood, May 31, 1889] – Vintage Wall Art

[Ruins of viaduct bridge, Johnstown, Pa., after the flood, May 31, 1889], [1889] — historic photograph
[Ruins of viaduct bridge, Johnstown, Pa., after the flood, May 31, 1889], [1889]. Historic photograph from the Johnstown Flood collection.

(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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The ruins shown here are of the viaduct that carried the railroad over the Conemaugh River at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after the flood of May 31, 1889. That morning the South Fork dam upstream gave way, releasing a wall of water that tore through the narrow valley and killed more than 2,000 people. Debris piled against the stone structure, and the jam later caught fire, which made the scene even more devastating. Langill & Darling, a New York City photography firm, issued this view as part of a series documenting the destruction.

Created / published[1889]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1880-1890.
NotesCopyright by Langill & Darling, N.Y.C. No. 7.
SubjectsFloods--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. Bridges--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,088 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165774

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