Blue Lakes, Idaho, 1909 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Blue Lakes, Idaho, 1909 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Blue Lakes
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Blue Lakes, Idaho, 1909
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Blue Lakes, a spring-fed district near the young town of Twin Falls in south-central Idaho, was in 1909 part of a high desert that had only recently been opened to farming. The Twin Falls Land and Water Company began selling irrigated tracts in the Snake River Plain around 1904, and the Oregon Short Line railroad brought settlers and supplies into the new town. Families were turning sagebrush into fields of alfalfa, grain, and vegetables, and water from the canals made the difference between a claim that failed and one that paid. Twin Falls County was organized in 1907, so schools, roads, and local government were still taking shape. Many residents knew the area as a land of new farms and a steady stream of newcomers.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bisbee, c. e. (clarence) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Idaho |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 2,011 px · prints to 18 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Blue Lakes |
| Reference | ID Blue Lakes 1909 |
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