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4/26/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:6/1/1953 - 6/1/1953
Album Info:Here is a three-page article entitled "Johnstown And The Great Flood." It was published originally in the June 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, pages 5-7. No author is specified. "PRR Men in 1889 Worked Heroically to Relieve Stricken People in One of the Nation's Worst Disasters." This event occurred on Friday, 31 May 1889. Also included is an enlarged version of the "Map of Conemaugh Valley."
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"The Great Flood," Page 5, 1953
Title:  "The Great Flood," Page 5, 1953
Description:  Here is page one of a three-page article entitled "Johnstown And The Great Flood." It was published originally in the June 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 5. Illustration Caption: "Scores of people perished at PRR bridge below Johnstown when floating debris, held at bridge, caught fire."
Photo Date:  6/1/1953  Upload Date: 8/20/2022 8:50:25 PM
Location:  Johnstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
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"The Great Flood," Page 6, 1953
Title:  "The Great Flood," Page 6, 1953
Description:  Here is page two of a three-page article entitled "Johnstown And The Great Flood." It was published originally in the June 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 6. Bottom Photo Caption: "Thirty-seven persons aboard this train were killed when 25-foot-high flood wave hit it at Conemaugh."
Photo Date:  6/1/1953  Upload Date: 8/20/2022 8:52:48 PM
Location:  Conemaugh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
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"The Great Flood," Page 7, 1953
Title:  "The Great Flood," Page 7, 1953
Description:  Here is page three of a three-page article entitled "Johnstown And The Great Flood." It was published originally in the June 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 7. Notable here is a "Map of Conemaugh Valley ~ Showing PRR Main Line from South Fork to Johnstown."
Photo Date:  6/1/1953  Upload Date: 8/20/2022 8:54:49 PM
Location:  Johnstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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"The Great Flood," Page 7, 1953
Title:  "The Great Flood," Page 7, 1953
Description:  Here is the map portion on the third page of a three-page article entitled "Johnstown And The Great Flood." It was published originally in the June 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 7. This is the "Map of Conemaugh Valley ~ Showing PRR Main Line from South Fork to Johnstown."
Photo Date:  6/1/1953  Upload Date: 8/20/2022 8:56:19 PM
Location:  Conemaugh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:  21   Comments: 0


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