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Johnstown Inclined Plane

1927

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Johnstown Inclined Plane
  • Title
  • Johnstown Inclined Plane
  • Creator
  • Heffley, Russell H.
  • Date
  • 1927
  • Identifier
  • 200905.194.HF
  • Description
  • View of the Johnstown Inclined Plane. The plane was built after the 1889 flood to connect the city to the borough of Westmont. It was designed by Samuel Diescher, who also designed Pittsburgh's Duquesne and Monongahela Inclines, and is the steepest vehicular incline in the world.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Inclined railroads
    Bridges
    Rivers
    Johnstown Inclined Plane (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.)
  • 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
  • Rights Information
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