| Contributor |
Fleming, S. W., publisher. |
|
Chisholm Bros., manufacturer. |
| Title |
Views of Johnstown Flood 1889. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Harrisburg, Pa. : S.W. Fleming |
| Date |
[ca. 1890] |
| Physical Description |
1 album of 12 unnumbered leaves : photomechanical prints ; album 24 x 16 cm (9.5 x 6.25 in.) |
| Description |
Album containing images of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1881 and after the great flood of May 31, 1889. Across the first two
leaves is "View of Johnstown after the flood of May 31st 1889" showing the devastation of the destroyed buildings and including
the “Railroad Bridge, Millville,” “Johnstown,” and “Conemaugh Borough with Woodvale in the distance.” Images depicting the
destruction include of the South Fork Dam, Main Street, Clinton Street, St. John’s Catholic Church, the Methodist Church,
Cambria Iron Company Club House, B. &. O Depot, debris above the P.R.R. Bridge, Gautier Wire Mill and Cutlery Works, and the
wreck of the Day Express train at East Conemaugh. Illustrations show people gathered around the ruins and finding bodies of
the deceased including “The finding of the bodies of James Murther, wife and three children, and Maggie Ripple, corner Main
and Clinton Streets.”
|
| Notes |
Title from album cover. |
|
Date inferred from content. |
|
Text printed on the first leaf: "Published & Copyrighted by S.W. Fleming, Harrisburg Pa. From Views of LeRue Lemer, Harrisburg
Pa."
|
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Text printed on the final leaf: "Manufactured by Chisholm Bros-Portland Me. Manufacturers of Chas. Frey's Original Souvenir
Albums of all American & Canadian Cities & Sceneries."
|
|
Gift of David Doret, 2011. |
| Subject |
Johnstown Flood, 1889. |
|
Church buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County). |
|
Flood damage -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown. |
|
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown. |
|
Railroads -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County). |
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Railroad bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown. |
|
Ruined buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County). |
| Geographic subject |
Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Photomechanical prints -- 1880-1890. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums [P.2011.45.27] |
| Accession number |
P.2011.45.27 |
