Bird's-eye view of the Conemaugh Valley from Nineveh to the lake, Johnstown, Pa. from personal sketches and surveys of the Pennsylvania R.R. by permission
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Title
Bird's-eye view of the Conemaugh Valley from Nineveh to the lake, Johnstown, Pa. from personal sketches and surveys of the Pennsylvania R.R. by permission
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Pennsylvania
Cities and towns, A - Z
Names
Lee, Alex. Y. (Creator)
Pennsylvania Railroad (Creator)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1889 (Inferred)
Place: Pittsburgh?
Publisher: A.Y. Lee
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5184
Subjects
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County)
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Conemaugh Valley
Floods
Conemaugh Valley (Pa.)
Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
South Fork Dam (Pa.) -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Pennsylvania -- Conemaugh Valley
Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County)
Pennsylvania -- South Fork Dam
Genres
Maps
Aerial Views
Physical Maps
Pictorial Maps
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Alex. Y. Lee, architect and civil engineer, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 view : color ; 36 x 72 cm
Abstract
Aerial view of the Johnstown vicinity showing the route of the waters of the Johnstown Flood of 31 May 1889 and the devastated areas resulting from them. Relief shown by landform drawings. Devastated areas, buildings, and débris accumulations shown pictorially. Includes inset color illustrations of "Viaduct" and "South Fork Dam", inset map of upstream area traversed by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and inset cross-section of dam.
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 2010588930
RLIN/OCLC: 694995618
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646222
Folder number: US206.1.08
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 42b07a90-5375-0135-7d85-1decd383862d
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1889
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MLA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Bird's-eye view of the Conemaugh Valley from Nineveh to the lake, Johnstown, Pa. from personal sketches and surveys of the Pennsylvania R.R. by permission" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1889. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/42b07a90-5375-0135-7d85-1decd383862d
APA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1889). Bird's-eye view of the Conemaugh Valley from Nineveh to the lake, Johnstown, Pa. from personal sketches and surveys of the Pennsylvania R.R. by permission Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/42b07a90-5375-0135-7d85-1decd383862d
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Bird's-eye view of the Conemaugh Valley from Nineveh to the lake, Johnstown, Pa. from personal sketches and surveys of the Pennsylvania R.R. by permission" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/42b07a90-5375-0135-7d85-1decd383862d
Wikipedia citation
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