JOHNSTOWN FLOOD PHOTOS.
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Auction 194 - Part I > Item 678
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$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction 194 - Part I
Item numbers 1 though 880 in auction 194
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G - $100 to $200 Help Icon
Item Description
Lot of 8. May 31, 1889. The dam on the Comenaugh River broke, flooding Johnstown, Pa. killing 2,209 people. Lot includes six 3.5x7" stereo views, each made by Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, N.Y. Tops and bottoms are trimmed. Back of each has pencil/ink notations. Images depict the immense devastation of the event. Next is 2.5x4" photo of young lady with ink inscription on back "Miss Sarah J. Gageby - Drowned In Flood At Johnstown Pa. May 31, 1889." Last is 4x6.5" photo copyrighted 1889. Photo shows 19 teachers and students who died at the school. Center has 3 images of the school before and after. Random handling wear/creases. Overall Fine-VF.
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