Debris at P.R.R. stone bridge, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889 – Historic Reproduction
(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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This historic photograph of Debris at P.R.R. stone bridge, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Debris at P.R.R. stone bridge, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889
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Debris heaped against the Pennsylvania Railroad's stone bridge at Johnstown shows how the flood's wreckage collected at the one structure solid enough to catch it. On May 31, 1889, the failure of the South Fork Dam sent a wall of water down the Little Conemaugh River into the valley town, and houses, rail cars, and timber jammed against the viaduct. The photographer, Histed of Pittsburgh, made this print around 1889, and it remains one of the period's most direct records of a disaster that killed more than 2,000 people.
| Created / published | c1889. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 17832U U.S. Copyright Office. Photographed and copyright by Histed, Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Subjects | Floods--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. Bridges--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. Railroads--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. Disasters--Pennsylvania--Johnstown--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,211 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-151967 |
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