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Church after Johnstown Flood

1889

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Church after Johnstown Flood
  • Title
  • Church after Johnstown Flood
  • Creator
  • Frederick T. Gretton
  • Identifier
  • MSP328.B001.F11.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP328.B001.F11.I01
  • Description
  • Caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Church below railroad bridge – 1889. Johnstown Flood Picture.” The flood, which occurred on May 31, 1889, was the result of a breakage in the South Fork Dam above Johnstown. Twenty million tons of water almost completely destroyed much of Johnstown and the surrounding towns. Over 2,209 people died in the flood and thousands more were injured. The damage caused by the flood totaled $17 million, with 1600 homes and 280 businesses destroyed.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Johnstown (Pa.)--Flood, 1889.
    Churches--Pennsylvania--Johnstown.
  • Source
  • Frederick T. Gretton Photographs, 1857-1953, MSP 328, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Frederick T. Gretton Photographs
  • 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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