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Washed Out Bridge
July 1936
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Title
Washed Out Bridge
Creator
Heffley, Russell H.
Date
July 1936
Identifier
200905.145.HF
Description
View looking from the Napoleon Street Bridge toward the washed out Franklin Street Bridge following the flood of 1936. The flood, which resulted from a combination of heavy rain and melting snow, saw waters rise to 14 feet in some areas. The flood killed two dozen people, destroyed seventy-seven buildings, and severely damaged 3,000 more. The city incurred roughly $41 million in property damages.
Extent
8 x 10 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Flood damage
Bridges
Rivers
Commercial buildings
Geographic Subjects
Stonycreek River (Pa.)
Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
Source
Russell H. Heffley Photograph Collection, 1924- ca. 1950s
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
Russell H. Heffley Photographs
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