Title

Austin Dam - Flood wreck, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service.

Caption

Austin Dam - Flood wreck, between c1910 and c1915. September 30, 1911, The Austin Dam, also known as the Bayless Dam, was a concrete gravity dam located in the Austin, Pennsylvania area. It served the Bayless Pulp and Paper Mill and was constructed in 1909. The dam experienced a catastrophic failure due to a combination of torrential rains and defective construction.

Date

20th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A20_498

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Rights managed

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52,5Mb (1,7Mb) / 16,7in x 12,2in / 5004 x 3666 (300dpi)

Keywords

weather building buildings library historical country color damage damaged photography location disaster century flooded Pennsylvania Austin catastrophe photograph dam wreckage concept negative photo flood B&W collapse collapsed flooding bad weather aftermath Library of Congress flood damage United States of America Colour black & white black and white B W white and black 1910s 20th century American history historic America USA TGN photograph united states Bain George Graham Congressional Library 1911 Heritage Art glass negative glass negative still image press photography Bain News Service George Graham Bain George Grantham Bain Austin Dam Potter County Bayless Dam gravity dam