Collage of images showing the destruction of Johnstown in the Great Flood

ca. 1889

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Collage of images showing the destruction of Johnstown in the Great Flood
  • Title
  • Collage of images showing the destruction of Johnstown in the Great Flood
  • Date
  • ca. 1889
  • Identifier
  • 20201103-hpjaha-0023
  • Description
  • A collage of images of damaged buildings after the flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889. One image shows a body being passed through a window at the temporary morgue at the Adams Street school. Another shows two men walking along Main Street amongst the debris after the flood. A photo labeled "Native Talent" features two boys trying to play a ruined piano. There is a photo labeled "View of Johnstown after flood from Pine Hill.," actually was taken from Cover Hill. This photo features a lone man sitting on a fence looking out at the city.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Buildings
    Men
    Dwellings
    Flood damage
    Rubble
    Abandoned buildings
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
  • Source
  • The Historical Johnstown Collection of David Beale
  • Contributor
  • Johnstown Area Heritage Association
  • Collection
  • Reverend David J. Beale 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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