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Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
(NATURAL DISASTERS--W.S. BELL) A selection of 12 photographs documenting the catastrophic Johnstown Flood, Pennsylvania. On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam ruptured, releasing a torrent of water that killed more than 2200 people and accounted for millions of dollars of damage. The images document decimated architecture and infrastructure, including homes on their sides, residents among the ruins, and more, all by the photographer W.S. Bell. Albumen prints, the images measuring 6 3/8x9 3/8 inches (16.2x23.8 cm.), and slightly smaller, the mounts 10x12 inches (25.4x30.5 cm.), each with the Johnstown Flood caption, Bell's credit, and his Pittsburgh studio address printed on mount recto, and some with locations in pencil on mount verso. 1889
WITH--Two photographs, one apparently documenting damage from the flood and the second Clara Barton's American Red Cross headquarters. Albumen prints, the images measuring 7x9 7/8 inches (17.8x25.1 cm.), and slightly smaller, the mounts 10x12 inches (25.4x30.5 cm.), and slightly smaller, the first with a full caption in ink on mount recto, and the second with W.S. Bell's imprint and a caption in pencil on mount verso. 1899
Provenance: The Estate of Richard T. Rosenthal, Philadelphia
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