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Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. UV bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. UV bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin

Print shows the letter "U" formed by the spirit of a man wearing a hat departing a grave marked with a post topped with a hat, and the letter "V" formed by a harlequin figure perched on his elbows with legs rai... More

[Lieutenant Louis von Trebra, Captain [Lieutenant] Adolph Metzner, and Lieutenant Walker, Tennessee River near Battle Creek, Alabama, August 1862]

[Lieutenant Louis von Trebra, Captain [Lieutenant] Adolph Metzner, and...

Drawing appears to show the rescue of two soldiers stranded near the Tennessee River during a flood. Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Code on mat (source unverified): II-53. Title on mat (source u... More

The Great Flood, Denver, Colorado Territory, May 19, 1864 / George D. Wakely.

The Great Flood, Denver, Colorado Territory, May 19, 1864 / George D. ...

Copy photograph filed in: U.S. GEOG FILE - Colorado Denver Views. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a... More

Western sketches - a freshet in the Red River, Texas / Hoskin ; drawn by Frenzeny and Tavernier.

Western sketches - a freshet in the Red River, Texas / Hoskin ; drawn ...

People on ferry crossing the Red River, Texas, during a flood. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1874 April 25, p. 361.

Washed out by the floods - an incident of cabin life in the west

Washed out by the floods - an incident of cabin life in the west

Family huddled on river bank. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, (1875 Sept. 18), p. 760. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Floods 1875; West Settlers; Shelf.

The main trouble, Washington, D.C.

The main trouble, Washington, D.C.

Title on verso. Includes cutout prints of three heads. No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860221.

The Republican deluge - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Republican deluge - Drawing. Public domain image.

No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Ohio - View of the recent floods at Toledo, Ohio, looking down the Maumee River from the Dayton and Michigan freight yards / from a sketch by French Brothers.

Ohio - View of the recent floods at Toledo, Ohio, looking down the Mau...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 56, no. 1,432 (1883 Mar. 3), p. 29.

The great floods of 1883 - Germany's need and America's aid / J. Keppler.

The great floods of 1883 - Germany's need and America's aid / J. Keppl...

Illustration shows Columbia sitting on a rock on the coast as men bring packages of supplies labeled "From Ohio, Missouri, From New York, [and] California"; just offshore, men pull on the oars of a rowboat lade... More

"Help! Help!" / Th. Nast. wood engraving, Library of Congress

"Help! Help!" / Th. Nast. wood engraving, Library of Congress

Woman and two small children adrift on pieces of wood on raging river. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 28, no. 1419 (1884 March 1), p. 133.

Preserve your forests from destruction, and protect your country from floods and drought / J. Keppler.

Preserve your forests from destruction, and protect your country from ...

Illustration shows a female spirit labeled "Public Spirit" warning two men cutting logs, of the consequences of deforestation. Illus. from Puck, v. 14, no. 357, (1884 January 9), centerfold. Copyright 1884 by ... More

The Mississippi levees / drawn by J.O. Davidson.

The Mississippi levees / drawn by J.O. Davidson.

Two drawings: A break in the levee - giving the alarm; and building a levee. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1884 March 15, p. 169.

Holman to Dana: "Et tu, Brute" (And you, you brute)

Holman to Dana: "Et tu, Brute" (And you, you brute)

Public domain scan of newspaper clippings, periodicals, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Two political paths / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon

Two political paths / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows "Evarts, Reid, Robeson, Logan, [and] Blaine" and William W. Phelps standing on the remains of a bridge "Washed Away by the Freshet of Nov. 1884" labeled "Partisan Civil Service" and finding i... More

Pennsylvania Ave. [Washington, D.C.] looking towards the Treasury Dept. Rising of the waters [flood]

Pennsylvania Ave. [Washington, D.C.] looking towards the Treasury Dept...

TItle from item. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Flood, Warehouse of Cambria Iron Works

The Flood, Warehouse of Cambria Iron Works

Photograph shows major flood destruction; in foreground a railway car lies on its side still partially attached to railroad tracks; in background destroyed warehouse buildings, debris covered street and recedin... More

Looking Down Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Looking Down Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

No. 3. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Flood at 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.]

[Flood at 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.]

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. Scene in Cambria City

The Johnstown Calamity. Scene in Cambria City

Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The bridge of death, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

The bridge of death, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

No. 5237. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity Wreck at the Stone Bridge

The Johnstown Calamity Wreck at the Stone Bridge

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. Scene in Cambria City

The Johnstown Calamity. Scene in Cambria City

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Iron piled like straws, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.SA

Iron piled like straws, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.SA

No. 5247. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The river of death, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

The river of death, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

No. 5243. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Where Johnstown was, Pennsylvania U.S.A, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Where Johnstown was, Pennsylvania U.S.A, Pennsylvania, 19th century st...

No. 5245. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. An Ocean of Mud

The Johnstown Calamity. An Ocean of Mud

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. The Stone Bridge

The Johnstown Calamity. The Stone Bridge

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. All that was left of the city

The Johnstown Calamity. All that was left of the city

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The river of death, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

The river of death, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

No. 5242. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. Desolation - The Club House

The Johnstown Calamity. Desolation - The Club House

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Going for rations, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

Going for rations, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

No. 5253. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Showing Library, Company Store, P. R. R. Depot, Conemaugh River and Stony Creek

Showing Library, Company Store, P. R. R. Depot, Conemaugh River and St...

No. 2. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of the broken dam looking from bed of lake, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889

View of the broken dam looking from bed of lake, Johnstown Flood, May ...

17846U U.S. Copyright Office. Photographed and copyright by Histed, Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Johnstown Calamity. Scene on Jackson Street

The Johnstown Calamity. Scene on Jackson Street

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's-eye view of the Conemaugh Valley from Nineveh to the lake, Johnstown, Pennsylvania : from personal sketches and surveys of the Pennsylvania R.R. by permission /

Bird's-eye view of the Conemaugh Valley from Nineveh to the lake, John...

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, bui... More

The fatal bridge, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

The fatal bridge, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

No. 5236. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Afro-Americans with wagons at flood site, some digging, Johnstown, Pennsylvania]

[Afro-Americans with wagons at flood site, some digging, Johnstown, Pe...

Barton Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Johnstown and Conemaugh Valley, Pennsylvania, Disaster

Johnstown and Conemaugh Valley, Pennsylvania, Disaster

No. 1027. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mining for their dead, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

Mining for their dead, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

No. 5239. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Broken dam from roadway, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889

Broken dam from roadway, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889

17848U U.S. Copyright Office. Photographed and copyright by Histed, Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Iron Works, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

The Iron Works, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

No. 5254. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conemaugh Valley, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Conemaugh Valley, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

No. 7. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The City of Canvas, where Johnstown was, Pa

The City of Canvas, where Johnstown was, Pa

No. 5250. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. House of Sisters of Charity

The Johnstown Calamity. House of Sisters of Charity

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Ruins at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after the flood, May 31, 1889

The Ruins at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after the flood, May 31, 1889

Interior of the R.C. Church of St. Mary at Cambria City, showing the miraculously preserved image of the Blessed Virgin. Copyright by Rothengatter & Dillon, Phila., Pa. No. 8.

Iron piled like straws, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.SA

Iron piled like straws, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.SA

No. 5248. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. Main Street after the Flood

The Johnstown Calamity. Main Street after the Flood

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. In the path of Ruin

The Johnstown Calamity. In the path of Ruin

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The bridge builders, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

The bridge builders, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

No. 5252. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cyrus Elders' house, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889

Cyrus Elders' house, Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889

17850U U.S. Copyright Office. Photographed and copyright by Histed, Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Johnstown Calamity. A scene in the heart of the city

The Johnstown Calamity. A scene in the heart of the city

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. Camped in the Mud

The Johnstown Calamity. Camped in the Mud

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Ruins at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after the flood, May 31, 1889

The Ruins at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after the flood, May 31, 1889

View of the P.R.R. Bridge and gorge, from which hundreds of bodies were taken daily. Copyright by Rothengatter & Dillon, Phila., Pa. No. 10.

Debris on fire at Bridge, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Debris on fire at Bridge, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

No. 6. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. An Unwelcome Intruder

The Johnstown Calamity. An Unwelcome Intruder

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. Kernville after the flood

The Johnstown Calamity. Kernville after the flood

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cambria Mills, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Cambria Mills, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

No. 1. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. Wreckage in Stony Creek

The Johnstown Calamity. Wreckage in Stony Creek

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889. No. 5, George Hamilton, Assistant Superintendent, Cambria Iron Mills house

Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889. No. 5, George Hamilton, Assistant Sup...

U17835 U.S. Copyright Office. Photographed and copyright by Histed, Pittsburgh, Pa. Printed on mount at bottom: Johnstown Flood, May 31st, 1889. Loss from 10,000 to 12,000 lives. Typed on label attached at top... More

The old wollen mill, and the fatal trees, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

The old wollen mill, and the fatal trees, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S....

No. 5244. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Dam, south fork, after Johnstown flood, Pennsylvania]

[Dam, south fork, after Johnstown flood, Pennsylvania]

Clara Barton Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Where Johnstown was, Pennsylvania U.S.A, Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.

Where Johnstown was, Pennsylvania U.S.A, Pennsylvania, 19th century st...

No. 5246. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Across Johnstown to entrance of Conemaugh Valley

Across Johnstown to entrance of Conemaugh Valley

No. 5. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The brick schoolhouse where many were rescued, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

The brick schoolhouse where many were rescued, Johnstown, Pennsylvania...

No. 5241. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. The Valley of Death from Kern Hill, Showing gap

The Johnstown Calamity. The Valley of Death from Kern Hill, Showing ga...

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Johnstown Calamity. Relief Station - Sufferers drawing Rations

The Johnstown Calamity. Relief Station - Sufferers drawing Rations

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ruins at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after the flood, May 31, 1889]

[Ruins at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after the flood, May 31, 1889]

Exterior of Catholic Church. Copyright by Langill & Darling, N.Y.C. No. 21.

[Ruins of viaduct bridge, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after the flood, May 31, 1889]

[Ruins of viaduct bridge, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after the flood, Ma...

Copyright by Langill & Darling, N.Y.C. No. 7. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The bridge of death, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

The bridge of death, Johnstown, Pennsylvania U.S.A

No. 5238. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Across Johnstown to entrance of Conemaugh Valley

Across Johnstown to entrance of Conemaugh Valley

No. 5. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Across Stony Creek to Cambria Mills

Across Stony Creek to Cambria Mills

No. 4. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General view looking south, Johnstown flood

General view looking south, Johnstown flood

Copyright by Langill & Darling. No. 16. Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Egypt. Village and pyramids during the flood-time. ca. 189-]

[Egypt. Village and pyramids during the flood-time. ca. 189-]

Photo shows men on camels and one man standing next to a camel in shallow flood water, with pyramids in the background, in Egypt. Title from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Egypt. Forms part of:... More

Drowned in the flood / F. Opper.

Drowned in the flood / F. Opper.

Print shows Roswell P. Flower kneeling over the drowned body of a young girl labeled "Presidential Hopes"; in the background, a figure labeled "Maynard" appears to be half-buried and stuck in the mud in the aft... More

Out of the silver flood! / Dalrymple.

Out of the silver flood! / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam trying to climb out of a flood of silver coinage toward elevated ground labeled "Repeal of the Sherman Law by the 53rd Congress" using a rope labeled "Public Opinion" while carrying a fema... More

Puck's political weather forecast for Fourteenth Street and vicinity / Dalrymple.

Puck's political weather forecast for Fourteenth Street and vicinity /...

Print shows the angry countenance of Father Knickerbocker looking down from storm clouds on a flood that has broken up "Tammany Hall" with the Tammany Tiger sitting on a building labeled "Tammany" and a group o... More

[Wolf Creek flood] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Wolf Creek flood] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

The overflow of the Nile, Cairo, Egypt

The overflow of the Nile, Cairo, Egypt

Stereograph showing palm trees partially submerged by water of the Nile River, Cairo, Egypt. 17219 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 12501.

[Wolf Creek flood] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Wolf Creek flood] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Wolf Creek flood] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Wolf Creek flood] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Manila - rainy season - Uli Uli Road

Manila - rainy season - Uli Uli Road

Photograph shows cart and carriage in axle-deep water on road in Manila, Philippines. Negatives in album shot in 1899 and 1900 by Dean C. Worcester and P. L. Sherman, private secretary to Worcester. No. 227. T... More

The ruins at Johnstown, after the flood May 31, 1889 / Rothengatter & Dillon, photo's, Philadelphia.

The ruins at Johnstown, after the flood May 31, 1889 / Rothengatter & ...

General view from the mountain, below the bridge. 17682U U.S. Copyright Office. No. 12.

Launching a stranded schooner from the docks /

Launching a stranded schooner from the docks /

"During the terrific storm all of the light craft along the dock front was lifted out of the water and washed up into the streets, many of them being carried for miles inland. This subject shows a number of boa... More

Galveston disaster, carrying dead body to fire to be burned

Galveston disaster, carrying dead body to fire to be burned

African American men carrying body on stretcher, surrounded by wreckage of the hurricane and flood, Galveston, Texas. D19989 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.

Galveston disaster, people leaving city after flood

Galveston disaster, people leaving city after flood

Large double-decked boat filled to capacity with people leaving Galveston, Texas following the hurricane of 1900. D19932 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.

Panorama of wreckage of water front /

Panorama of wreckage of water front /

"This picture shows the remains of one of the docks, several freight cars being piled one upon the other, while the most interesting part of the picture shows two schooners literally smashed one into the other,... More

Panorama of Galveston power house /

Panorama of Galveston power house /

From Edison films catalog: This building and machinery supplied the electric power and electric light for the entire city of Galveston, including the car system. The building, which is of solid masonry, is a co... More

In ruined Galveston--ready to consign a storm victim to the flames

In ruined Galveston--ready to consign a storm victim to the flames

Men carrying body of victim of hurricane and flood for burning to large open fire, Galveston, Texas. D21860 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 620-C.

Galveston flood, Sept., 1900--Commissary Dept.

Galveston flood, Sept., 1900--Commissary Dept.

Horse-drawn carts for food delivery, protected by armed guards, outside the Commissary in Galveston, Texas. D23864 U.S. Copyright Office. On mount: The Universal Photo Art Co. No. 5441. Copyright by C.H. Graves.

Lucas Terrace under which 51 people lie buried, Galveston

Lucas Terrace under which 51 people lie buried, Galveston

Remnants of multi-story building, bricks and lumber strewn in the wake of the 1900 hurricane and flood, Galveston, Texas. D21851 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 611-C. Copyright by C.L. Wasson.

Panoramic view of Tremont Hotel, Galveston /

Panoramic view of Tremont Hotel, Galveston /

From Edison films catalog: This picture shows several buildings which were wrecked and also shows a rear view of this hotel, which is on the highest point of land in Galveston, and in which several thousand peo... More

Searching ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for dead bodies /

Searching ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for dead bodies /

From Edison films catalog: This shows the heart of one of the tremendous drifts in the east end of Galveston. Hundreds of dead bodies are concealed in these immense masses, and at the time the picture was taken... More

Galveston disaster, merchants drying goods after flood

Galveston disaster, merchants drying goods after flood

Textiles drying on makeshift clotheslines strung outside storefront. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Galveston Disaster. House on Ave. N slightly moved with flood

Galveston Disaster. House on Ave. N slightly moved with flood

Photograph shows a house tipped on side, with several boys standing in front, after a flood in Galveston, Texas D19982 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Griffith & Griffith.

Panorama of orphans' home, Galveston /

Panorama of orphans' home, Galveston /

"The camera focuses on the building indicated as the Orphans Home, showing damage created by either the wind of the hurricane or the backwash from the tidal wave, and including debris around the yard. As the ca... More

Flood on the KATY, no. 1 / Gannaway, SMcA, no. 1.

Flood on the KATY, no. 1 / Gannaway, SMcA, no. 1.

Photograph shows a Missouri-Kansas-Texas train under several feet of water. Passengers stand on top of the train.

The rising waters / Hassmann., Head and Shoulders Portrait

The rising waters / Hassmann., Head and Shoulders Portrait

Illustration shows a man, woman, and infant wearing ragged clothing labeled "The American Middle Class", sitting on a rock labeled "Opportunity" above the rising waters of "Centralized Wealth" in which sharks a... More

Pittsburg flood, March 15th, 1907. Sixth Street

Pittsburg flood, March 15th, 1907. Sixth Street

F53455 U.S. Copyright Office Public domain scan of the vintage Pennsylvania postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Liberty & Water Sts., Pittsburg flood, 1907

Liberty & Water Sts., Pittsburg flood, 1907

H91547 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; R.W. Johnston; March 18, 1907.

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