JUNE 1, 1889 FLOOD AT LOCK HAVEN, PA ~ 32 PHOTO'S IN ALL ~ EACH NUMBERED AT BOTTOM ~ REVERSE OF EACH READS "PROPERTY OF VERA G. SELFE" ~ 29 OF THE PHOTOS MEASURE (MOUNT 10" X 12" AND PHOTO 8" X 9")
OTHER 3 (MOUNT 8" X 10" AND PHOTO 7" X 9")
PHOTO'S ARE THE WORK OF J.W.C. FLOYD, THE MOST PROMINENT AND PROLIFIC PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE AREA ~ THE FIRST AND LAST PHOTO SHOW HIS ADVERTISMENT ON MAINSTREET~
I WILL DESCRIBE EACH PHOTO BY NUMBER INKED AT BOTTOM OF EACH MOUNT
2. LEFT SIDE OF STREET..ROCHESTER CLOTHING HOUSE, JWC FLOYD PHOTOGRAPHER, GROCERIES, BOOKS ~ RIGHTSIDE... DRY GOODS, CARPETS, PERKINS KEYSTONE STORE,ETC
3.TC HILTON & CO., DRUGGIST (MILKSHAKE SIGN IN WINDOW), MYERS TOBACCO AND CIGARS, TAILOR AND RESTAURANT, TELEGRAPH TICKET OFFICE
4.FRONT OF HOUSE WITH OCCUPANTS STANDING OUT FRONT ~ FURNITURE IN HAND AND RUG HANGING ON FENCE..AMERICAN FLAG ..ADDRESS SEEN ABOVE DOOR "10"
5.SHOEMAKER SIGN AND CENTRAL MEAT MARKET AT LEFT ~ BARBER SHOP, GROCERY STORE, PIANO SHOP AT LEFT ~ SEVERAL MEN AND BOYS IN STREET AMONG THE DESTRUCTION
6.VIEW OF THE IRVIN HOUSE CAFE ~STREET HAS STANDING WATER ~ balcony full of people
7.FLOODED STREETVIEW ~ CLEARFIELD HOUSE AND GROCERY STORE AT RIGHT
8.STREETVIEW SAME AS #7 BUT TAKEN HALF WAY DOWN ~ BRAINARD HOUSE AT LEFT
9.DAVID DUBLER GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, FLOUR AND FEED ~ MAJOR DEBRIS IN STREET
10. SEVERAL MAKE-SHIFT WOODEN PLANK RAFTS IN STREET
11.STREETVIEW WITH HOUSE AT RIGHT
12.CHURCH AT RIGHT 13. LOAD OF WOOD IN STREET 14.BOOK, PRINT SHOP, WALLPAPER 15.QUEENS RUN FIRE BRICK CO WITH RR TRACK IN FOREGROUND 16.SATTERLEE & FOX GROCERIES, PERFUME SHOP 17.STREETVIEW WITH DEBRIS 18.FLOODED STREET 19. DEBRIS IN STREET 20. TREES IN STREET 21. COLLAPSED HOUSE 22. COLLAPSED HOUSE/BLDG 23. LARGE TREE DEBRIS 24. HOUSE AT LEFT..TREE DEBRIS 25. FLOODED STREET 26. DESTRUCTION WITH HOUSE IN REAR 27.TRAIN KNOCKED OFF TRACKS..MOUNTAINS IN BACKGROUND 28. RESIDENTS IN STREET WITH BELONGINGS 29. COLLAPSED BUILDINGS 30. DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS 31. DAMAGE..ROCKS IN FOREGROUND 32. FABLES ICE HOUSE, WATER STREET 33. MAIN STREET LOOKING WEST