On verso: 7, 1809 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 158, Folder 19.
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U17835 U.S. Copyright Office. Photographed and copyright by Histed, Pittsburgh, Pa. Printed on mount at bottom: Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889. Loss from 10,000 to 12,000 lives. Typed on label attached at top More
On May 31, 1889, just upstream from Johnstown, PA, the South Fork Dam failed and unleashed a 30-ft high wall of 20-million tons of water that devastated the town. Over 2,000 people died and thousands were left More
Just give days after the devastating flood in Johnstown, PA, the American Red Cross (ARC), led by Clara Barton, arrived. The nation was captivated by the event and aid for the survivors came from all over the c More
Aerial view of the Johnstown vicinity showing the route of the waters of the Johnstown Flood of 31 May 1889 and the devastated areas resulting from them. Relief shown by landform drawings. Devastated areas, bui More
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Significance: This structure, completed in 1900, was the second powerhouse constructed by the Johnstown Company. The first was located immediately behind it against the hillside from which coal was mined. Som More