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Johnstown watches flood waters recede, 3-24-1936

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ItemID
acfl039
IDEntry
7363
Page #
5
Creator
Cumberland Daily News
Date
1936-03-24
Collection Location
LaVale, Maryland
Coverage
Western Maryland, 1936
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Two views of flood stricken Johnstown, Pa as waters began to recede after the worst flood in the history of the city since the disastrous one of 1889. Top photo shows a woman with her baby taken from a temporary relief shelter by boat; below some of the wreckage in the business section as the waters fell.