General view of Johnstown looking towards Kernville, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889 – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of General view of Johnstown looking towards Kernville, 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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General view of Johnstown looking towards Kernville, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889
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This view looks across Johnstown toward Kernville, a neighborhood on the far side of the valley, and it captures the town as it appeared in the days after the disaster. On May 31, 1889, a dam on the South Fork of the Little Conemaugh River failed after days of heavy rain, sending a wall of water down the valley that killed more than 2,000 people and destroyed much of the town's mills and homes. Ernest Walter Histed, the photographer credited in the record, recorded the flood's aftermath, and his work helps show how thoroughly the disaster reshaped the city. Look closely at the scattered debris and the tangled timber to gauge the force of the water.
| Created / published | 1889 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Histed, Ernest Walter, 1862-1947, photographer. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 7,413 × 6,214 px · prints to 25 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 5 |
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