P.9480 |
60 |
[Big Viaduct
Bridge over the Little Conemaugh River] |
glass plate
negative |
1886 |
P.9480 |
J-09 |
[Debris
at the Stone Bridge near Cambria Iron Works after the flood, Johnstown,
Pa. 1889] |
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May 31, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-29, J-30,
J-31 |
[Johnstown
Flodd. Outside dam showing broken dam breast at South Fork Dam.] |
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June, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-13 |
[Johnstown
Flood . Temporary trestle to replace 5 miles of P.R.R. main line totally
destroyed by the flood.] |
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May 31, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-40 |
[Johnstown
Flood. 1 year after.] |
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P.9480 |
J-33 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Bed of Conemaugh (entire village wiped out).] |
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P.9480 |
J-22 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Bed of South Fork Dam 3 miles long - 90 ft. deep.] |
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P.9480 |
J-18 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Big cut. Flood rushed through this cut totally destroying railroad
& carrying away ballat to bare rocks. (This shows reconstruction)] |
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P.9480 |
J-02 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Big rocks rolled down valley from South Fork to Johnstown. Rails
picked up by rolling rocks and tied in knots.] |
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P.9480 |
J-10 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Big Viaduct Trestle. Big trestle
was a solid stone arch over the Old Portage Railorad considered to be the
most graceful Railroad arch in America. It was swept away, reduced to atoms
and here is being replaced by a wooden trestle 1000 feet long and 100 ft.
high. Completed in 3 days.] |
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P.9480 |
J-07 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Big Viaduct Trestle. Here the flood carried away a solid stone bridge
considered the finest and strongest arch [bridge] in America. Our trait
was the first to cross over the Trestle.] |
Nitrate,
digital image |
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P.9480 |
J-60 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Big Viaduct.] |
Glass
negative |
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P.9480 |
J-35 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Broken dam bank.] |
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P.9480 |
J-03 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Buttermilk Falls RR. Ten miles of Penna. roadbed from South Fork
to Johnstown totally destroyed. Here at Buttermilk Falls three miles of
wooden trestle were built and traffic resumed in three days. Fastest railroad
construction on record.] |
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June, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-15 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Buttermilk Falls.] |
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P.9480 |
J-62 assumed |
[Johnstown
Flood. Curio shop at Johnstown [Stone] Bridge.] |
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P.9480 |
J-56 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Day Express blocked.] |
Glass
negative - damaged |
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P.9480 |
J-11 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Digging out engines from ten foot deep drift. 36 mountain climbing
freight locomotives carried from Conemaugh round house 5 miles, entirely
destroyed and buried.] |
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P.9480 |
J-24 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Drift "afire" at [Stone] Bridge.] |
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P.9480 |
J-12 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Drift at [Stone] Bridge.] |
Glass
negative, film, and print; modern print |
May 31, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-42 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Empty dam.] |
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June 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-61 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Empty dam.] |
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2 modern prints |
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P.9480 |
J-47 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Empty reservoir, South Fork.] |
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P.9480 |
J-17 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Empty South Fork Dam June 3, 1889. Broken dam breast.] |
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June 3, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-19 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Four Main Line PRR tracks washed away below South Fork. 5000 workmen
replacing temporary tracks.] |
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P.9480 |
J-39 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Harrisburg main line underwater. Made from rear platform of the last
train west for 3 days.] |
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P.9480 |
J-41 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Harrisburg R.R. under water.] |
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June, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-54 |
[Johnstown Flood. Heart
of town wiped out.] |
Glass
negative |
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P.9480 |
J-37 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Here above the big cut just above the Big Viaduct stone arch. 2000
men at work restoring four track roadbed of Penna. R.R.] |
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digital image |
May 31, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-38 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Johnstown [Stone] Bridge before the flood.] |
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P.9480 |
J-36 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Outside [South Fork] Dam.] |
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P.9480 |
J-27 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Repairing bridge after flood. Solid stone seven arch bridge at Johnstown
blocked flood piled up drift. Here 5000 bodies jammed in wreck.] |
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P.9480 |
J-46 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Roadbed of PRR destroyed below South Fork. Houses washed away.] |
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P.9480 |
J-28 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Rocks rolled down valley. Solid stone roadbed of Penna. R.R. Smashed
to atoms and rolled down Conemaugh Valley (ten miles).] |
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P.9480 |
J-21 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Shacks. Over night Johnstown became a "boom" town.] |
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P.9480 |
J-14 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Site of what was once the finest four track railroad in America.] |
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P.9480 |
J-66 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Stone Arch Bridge, Johnstown, Pa.] |
Glass
negative |
June, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-25 number
assigned |
[Johnstown
Flood. Stone Arch Bridge, Johnstown, Pa.] |
Glass
negative |
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P.9480 |
J-20 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Stone Bridge No. 6 Penna R.R. 1000 feet long 80 feet high replaced
by wooden trestle in three days.] |
Nitrate |
June 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-01 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Ten miles of P.R.R. roadbed (the finest in U.S.A.) destroyed and
rolling stock buried in drift.] |
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P.9480 |
J-34 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Towards South Fork Dam.] |
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modern print |
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P.9480 |
J-04 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Train derailed at South Fork and left completely coupled on Old Portage
track.] |
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P.9480 |
J-05, J-06 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Train dug up from drift. Thirty-six heavy mountain climbing freight
locomotives washed from round house at Conemaugh, rolled five miles, stripped
down to boilers, and buried ten feet deep in drift. Here they have been
dug up to return to Conemaugh.] |
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June, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-26 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Woodvale wrecked. Woodvale below Conemaugh entirely washed away.
PRR destroyed and Woodvale Woolen Mills only structure left standing.] |
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digital image |
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P.9480 |
J-32 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Woodvale, one year after the flood.] |
Glass
negative, digital image |
1890 |
P.9480 |
J-16 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Woodvale.] |
Glass
plate negative |
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P.9480 |
J-57 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Wrecked passenger locomotive rolled two miles and left in engineer's
front yard.] |
modern
print |
June, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-23 |
[Johnstown
Flood. Year after. Site of Johnstown one year after flood.] |
Nitrate |
May 31, 1890 |
P.9480 |
J-08 |
[Johnstown
Flood.] Engine Blocked by drift above Johnstown. |
Nitrate,
digital image |
June 1889 |
P.9480 |
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[Johnstown
Flood.] Engine Blocked by drift above Johnstown. |
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P.9480 |
J-67 number
assigned |
[Johnstown
Flood.] Engine Blocked by drift above Johnstown. |
modern
print |
June, 1889 |
P.9480 |
J-51 |
[Johnstown
Flood.] Engine Blocked by drift above Johnstown. |
Nitrate;
modern print |
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P.9480 |
J-45 |
[Little Comemaugh
Bridge] |
Nitrate |
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P.9480 |
J-65 |
[Little Conemaugh
Bridge.] |
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P.9480 |
J-44 |
[Little Conemaugh
Bridge] |
Nitrate, digital image |
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P.9480 |
J-64 |
[Penna. R.R. Co. Little
Conemaugh Bridge.] |
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June, 1889 |
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