Galveston Hurricane Calamity Lithograph 1900
by Bill Swartwout
Title
Galveston Hurricane Calamity Lithograph 1900
Artist
Bill Swartwout
Medium
Digital Art - Fine Art Photography
Description
The deadliest natural disaster in American history remains the 1900 hurricane in the island city of Galveston, Texas, causing the loss of 6000+ lives.
This digital file of a photograph of the original lithograph/print was provided by the Library of Congress and enhanced for display as wall art.
Caption form the LOC: Print shows the destruction caused by a hurricane and tidal wave to Galveston, Texas, wreckage to buildings, survivors, and the bodies of victims; also shows vignettes at the corners and across the bottom: Drays employed carrying the bodies to barges for burial in the Gulf (top left), 2650 dead bodies buried [sic] in the Gulf (top right), Bodies incinerated in lieu of burial (bottom right), Shooting ghouls, found despoiling the dead (bottom left), and at center, View of ruins, Avenue "L" west, Ruins of Sacred Heart Church, cor 13' & Broadway, and First Baptist Church ruins, cor. 22' & Winnie st's.
This was originally created by Kurz & Allison and Copyrighted 1900 by Kurz & Allison, 267-269 Wabash Ave., Chicago. Because of its age, the LOC states "No known restrictions on publication."
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