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The Johnstown Flood (1926) by Irving Cummings The Johnstown Flood ad in The Film Daily, 1926. The Johnstown Flood is a 1926 American silent epic film directed by Irving Cummings, that addresses the Great Flood of 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The film stars George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, and Janet Gaynor. [1]
The north end of the dam abutment and the farm of Elias Unger, now the visitor center of the Johnstown Flood Museum View of the lake bed from top of the dam May 1889 view of the broken dam from the roadway May 5, 2013 view of the center section of the dam that gave way Lake Conemaugh's spillway as it appeared in 1980 Wreck of Pullman cars and ...
The Johnstown Flood is a 1989 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim about the Johnstown Flood. [4] David McCullough, author of the 1968 book, The Johnstown Flood, [5] hosted the film. An expanded version of the film aired on the television series American Experience in 1991.
A modern view of the South Fork Dam. The large gap overlooked by the two wooden terraces pictured is the breach that caused the Johnstown Flood.. The South Fork Dam was an earthenwork dam forming Lake Conemaugh (formerly Western Reservoir, also known as the Old Reservoir and Three Mile Dam, a misnomer), [1] an artificial body of water near South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Johnstown Flood National Memorial is a unit of the United States National Park Service. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Established in 1964 [ 4 ] through legislation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] it pays tribute to the thousands of victims of the Johnstown Flood , who were injured or killed on May 31, 1889 when the South Fork Dam ruptured.
The Costlows died during the Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889, when the South Fork Dam broke, sending a ... 'They are remembered': Luminarias at Johnstown Flood National Memorial honor lives lost ...
After the Flood at Johnstown-- Main Street. After several days of unprecedented rainfall in the Alleghenies, the dam gave way on May 31, 1889. A torrent of water raced downstream, destroying several towns. When it reached Johnstown, 2,209 people were killed, and there was $17 million ($473 million in 2020 terms) in damage.
Victor Heiser (February 5, 1873 – February 27, 1972) was born Victor George Heiser in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. He was an American physician and author. He was a survivor of the Johnstown flood of 1889. After graduating medical school Heiser, with interest in leprosy, became the Philippine director of Health.