Rowing and Sailing on Lake Conemaugh

1879-1889

Title
Rowing and Sailing on Lake Conemaugh
Creator
Clarke, Louis Semple, 1866-1957
Date
1879-1889
Identifier
20180123-hpicjaha-0044
Description
A group of men row a rowboat as the coxwain gives instructions. A few others pilot a sailboat in the background. The photo pictures Lake Conemaugh. The lake was originally constructed with the South Fork Dam as a reservoir for the Pennsylvania Canal. The reservoir and dam were both abandoned when the canal system was replaced by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Later, the abandoned reservoir and dam were purchased by the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club (Pa.) to create "Lake Conemaugh," which was used by the club for recreation.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club (Johnstown, Pa.)
Men
Rowing
Boats and boating
Reservoirs
Geographic Subjects
Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
Source
Ms. Virginia Cooper's Photography of Lake Conemaugh
Contributor
Johnstown Area Heritage Association
Collection
Louis Semple Clarke 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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