Image of an elevated view of the Conemaugh Valley fire and flood (also called the Johnstown Flood or the Great Flood of 1889) on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River 14 miles upstream of Johnstown, Pennsylvania; homes and burning buildings are washed away by floodwaters as debris is trapped at the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge; dead and dying people wash up on shore or are swept away while others attempt rescue, flee, or pray for relief. "Friday, May 31st, 1889"--text, bottom left margin. "Copyrighted 1890 by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, 76 & 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago, U.S.A."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 53.18 x 70.8 cm (20 15/16 x 27 7/8 in.)
Conemaugh Valley (Pa.)--Pictorial works Fires--Pictorial works Floods--Pictorial works Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Place
Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection View Prints Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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