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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Charles J. Burggraf Johnstown Flood Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1250
- Creators:
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Burggraf, Harold L.Burggraf, Charles J., 1862-1928
- Dates:
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1880-1989.
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2.1 Cubic feet2 boxes, 1 oversize folder
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Documents, photographs, scrapbooks and photograph albums, relating to Charles J. Burggraf, a photographer active in Johnstown, Pennsylvania at the time of the 1889 flood. Some documents, such as a will, deeds, a baptismal certificate, and similar things, predate the flood. Many of the photographs are studio portraits taken by Burggraf. A few photographs depict flood damage, and the albums and scrapbooks relate to the flood Also included are 1989 newspapers commemorating the 100th anniversary.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Photographer, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated to the Archives Center in 2011 by Harold Burggraf, the great-nephew of Charles Burggraf.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Charles J. Burggraf Johnstown Flood Collection, 1880-1989, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Floods -- Pennsylvania | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Disasters -- Pennsylvania | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Floods | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Wills | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Deeds | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs -- 19th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Newspapers | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Johnstown (Pa.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 19th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Pennsylvania | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
