Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Charles J. Burggraf Johnstown Flood Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1250
Creators:
Burggraf, Harold L.
Burggraf, Charles J., 1862-1928
Dates:
1880-1989.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
2.1 Cubic feet
2 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

Keywords table of terms and types.
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

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