Burning debris blocked by the stone bridge, during

Burning debris blocked by the stone bridge, during the Johnstown Flood, May 31, 1889. This is a dramatized view of the bridge, with the tons of flaming debris, backing up for 30 acres, killing scores of people still trapped in the houses (BSLOC_2017_17_81)

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