Aftermath of the viewing platform collapse at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, during President Johnson's tour, September 14, 1866, artist's impression, detail.

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Depicted ContentIn Johnstown, Pennsylvania, disaster strikes for hundreds when a viewing platform collapses.

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engraving

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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

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Accident at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1866

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, September 29, 1866, p. 612.

Source note

Cropped and enlarged from the fuller image, also available here.

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