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Original group of 9 antique photographs documenting severe flooding in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, now Jim Thorpe.
The photographs appear to date to 1901 and include several dramatic street and railroad-area flood scenes, damaged infrastructure, rushing water, and recognizable local architecture. One of the images shows the distinctive clock tower of the Carbon County Courthouse, helping confirm the Mauch Chunk location.
The 9 photographs are mounted across 2 original scrapbook pages and are being sold together as found. Several images show age-related wear including edge damage, creasing, surface wear, adhesive residue, and areas where the photographs are attached to the scrapbook paper. Please review all photos carefully for condition.
A particularly interesting early photographic record of flooding in the historic Mauch Chunk/Jim Thorpe area and a strong piece of Pennsylvania, Carbon County, railroad, and local-history ephemera.
Details:
- 9 original vintage photographs
- Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania / present-day Jim Thorpe
- Circa 1901
- Carbon County Courthouse visible in at least one image
- Flood, railroad, street, and architectural scenes
- Mounted on 2 period scrapbook pages
- Sold exactly as found; photos have not been removed from the pages
