Damage in Johnston Pennsylvania due to a massive flood on March 17 and March 18, 1936, known as the Saint Patrick's Day Flood. Men crossing a pontoon bridge over the Conemaugh River or the Stony Creek River. A railroad near the flooded waterway. A train car on the railroad track. A wrecked car outside a building. The exterior of the Johnstown Station building for the Pennsylvania Railroad. People gather outside the building. The flooded streets in the area. Vehicles in water. Buildings along the sides of the flooded streets. People walking on the street. Wrecked cars and other vehicles in the area. The destroyed houses and rubble in the street.
Damage due to Saint Patrick's Day Flood in Johnstown Pennsylvania, in March 1936. People crowding on top of the Coopersdale Bridge in Johnstown as large pieces of flood debris rush toward and underneath the bridge. People standing on another bridge as part of a building floats into it atop rushing flood waters. The river level very high due to the floods. Buildings in an area of the town. First National Bank building in background. Men stand in front of wrecked vehicles and a toppled statue in the area. The people lift a statue that appears to have fallen from its pedestal (it appears to be of a Civil War era figure). Flood damaged buildings, one which says "Democrat Headquarters." People walking in the flood damaged city.
Australian ship Taronga Park being readied for launching at Saint John Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co in New Brunswick, Canada. Shipyard workers use battering ram to dislodge supports from under keel of ship. Australian flag hoisted aboard the ship. A sign on the side of the ship reads 'Made in Canada for Australia SS Taronga Park'. Many shipyard workers descend stairs from scaffolding before before ship is launched.
Saint Patrick's Day celebrated at Fifth Avenue in New York, United States. A decoration in the form an Irish harp or cláirseach. People with umbrellas gather to watch the parade in the rain. A young girl wearing a raincoat stands to watch the parade. Soldiers and officers at the parade. Girls in academic dress holding a 'Marymount' sign march. Mayor of New York Fiorello La Guardia and others review the parade. Women on horses. Majorettes marching in the parade. A young majorette girl twirls her baton. A child holding a walking stick and a top hat. Spectators watch holding umbrellas. (World War II period).
The city of New Orleans in the United States. Jackson Square with the Saint Louis Cathedral and other old buildings in the background. The house of Jean Lafitte, a pirate. A sign outside the house reads 'Absinthe'. Equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson (Andrew Jackson Equestrian Statue, Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA 70116, United States). A large old plantation house outside the city.
Test drive of a Saunders Roe SRN2 (Saunders Roe Nautical Two) hovercraft in Canada. The hovercraft with lettering "Westland" (for Westland Aircraft Ltd.) moves over a marshy area. Men operate the controls of the hovercraft. The hovercraft underway in Saint Lawrence River. The passengers seated inside the hovercraft which can accommodate 70 persons. The hovercraft underway in the river. A head of a passenger inside the hovercraft. The hovercraft moving across the water