Bayless Dam Austin, Pennsylvania, 1911 – Vintage Photo 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: Bayless Dam Austin, Pennsylvania, 1911, preserved in this historic image. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Bayless Dam on Freemans Run, Austin, Pa. which burst Sept. 30, 1911
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Bayless Dam Austin, Pennsylvania, 1911
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In 1911, Austin, a lumber and mill town in Potter County in north-central Pennsylvania, depended on the Bayless Pulp and Paper Company, whose mill turned local hemlock and spruce into paper and drew workers from the surrounding hills. The company's dam on Freeman Run backed up a reservoir that supplied water for its operations, and the dam stood above the town as a visible sign of the industry that employed most of its residents. Austin also sat on the rail line that carried lumber, pulp, and passengers into the valley, so the mill and the railroad shaped daily life there. On September 30, 1911, the dam failed after heavy rain, and a wall of water tore through the valley, killing dozens of residents and destroying much of the business district. Austin rebuilt over the following years, and for decades the flood was the event people in the region remembered it for.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Creator | newman, almeron |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,291 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bayless Dam on Freemans Run, Austin, Pa. which burst Sept. 30, 1911 |
| Reference | PA Bayless Dam Austin, 1911 |
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