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Acres of Rubble and Relief

ca. 1872

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Acres of Rubble and Relief
  • Title
  • Acres of Rubble and Relief
  • Date
  • ca. 1872
  • Identifier
  • 20201029-hpjaha-0006
  • Description
  • The damage & recovery efforts caused by the Great Fire of 1872 in Somerset, Pennsylvania. The area is adorned with rubble of fallen buildings and some charred walls remain. Men rebuilding after the fire assemble on the streets behind with horse drawn carriages and carts, some holding hand tools.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Rubble
    Buildings
    Men
    Disaster relief
    Cities and towns
    Horses
    Carriages and carts
    Streets
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Somerset (Somerset County, Pa. : Township)
  • Source
  • Dwight H. Roberts Collection
  • 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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