PA Photos and Documents
Natural Disasters
Altoona Area Public Library – The Great Flood of 1977
This collection consists of a digitized copy of the 1977 pamphlet titled, The Great Flood of 1977: A Story of Catastrophe in the Conemaugh Valley.
Cambria County Library – Johnstown, PA History Books
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was originally formed as a town in 1800. The city has experienced three major floods throughout its history and later became the site of the Cambria Iron Company. …
Kittanning Public Library – Kittanning’s Natural Disasters
This collection contains photos from fires, floods and tornados from the 1900’s.
Meyersdale Public Library – 1998 Southern Somerset County Tornadoes Oral Histories
On the evenings of May 31 and June 2, 1998, tornadoes swept through Southern Somerset County, shocking local residents with the occurrence of such an unusual weather event in this …
New Cumberland Public Library – New Cumberland Flood of 1936
Photographs of New Cumberland during the Flood of 1936 which occurred March 18-20, 1936 when warmer weather caused the winter’s heavy accumulation of snow and ice to melt. Situated along …
Pennsylvania Geological Survey – Hurricane Agnes Flood Photographs
This collection includes photographs from the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 that completely destroyed Survey offices, lab equipment, and the library.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – Johnstown Area Fire Department Collection
This collection features the logbooks and other records of the Johnstown Area Fire Departments.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College – The Johnstown Flood of 1889
On May 31, 1889, the breaking of the South Fork Dam caused the single greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States: the Great Johnstown Flood. It is …
Scranton Public Library – Natural Disasters in NePA–Hurricane Diane
In August 1955 flooding caused by Hurricane Diane devastated the Scranton area. This collection contains rare photos, video interviews with witnesses, TV footage, and other items pertaining to the disaster.
Warren Library Association – Historic Flood Control (1943)
An archive of papers examining historical flood control and new proposals under construction during the 1930’s and 40’s.
Wilkes University – Hurricane Agnes Flood photographs
These are photographs from the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 that devastated the Wyoming Valley, specifically Wilkes-Barre and the Wilkes College campus.