The Schultz House

ca. 1889

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The Schultz House
  • Title
  • The Schultz House
  • Date
  • ca. 1889
  • Identifier
  • 20190919-hpjaha-0031
  • Description
  • View of the John Schultz House following the 1889 Flood. The Schultz House was famously impaled by a large tree as the flood wave came through Johnstown; miraculously, the six people in the house all survived. Following the Flood, Roberts visited and photographed several different sites in the city. In this photograph, Roberts is the second man from the left under the tree trunk.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Subject
  • Railroads
    Men
    Dwellings
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
  • Contributor
  • Johnstown Area Heritage Association
  • Collection
  • Dwight H. Roberts Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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