Plot of Unknown Dead

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Stock #:523959
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: Johnstown
State: Pennsylvania (PA)
County: Cambria
Publisher: James T. Young
Postmark: 1914 Feb-10
Postmark City: Hartville
Postmark State: OH
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.25" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
Plot of unknown dead containing 779 unknown bodies of victims of the Johnstown flood, May 31, 1889. Over 2400 lives lost out of a population of 30,000. Property loss millions of dollars. Water rose tot he height of 17 feet on Main Street.

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