Ottumwa, Iowa, 1907 – Historic Photograph Print
(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.)
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Ottumwa, Iowa, 1907 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Main & Market St., Ottumwa, IA
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Ottumwa, Iowa, 1907
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Ottumwa, Iowa, in 1907 was a river city of the Des Moines River valley, the seat of Wapello County, and its economy rested on coal and the railroads. Mines in the surrounding county shipped coal across the state, and the rail lines that passed through town made it a center for freight and for the men who worked the yards and shops. Its residents measured their prosperity by the whistles of trains and the output of local industry, which in those years drew workers from farms and from immigrant communities in southeast Iowa. The panoramic view records a community still expanding its brick business blocks and church spires, a town that in 1907 saw itself as a commercial and railroad hub for the region.
| Created / published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bandholtz, f. j. (frederick j.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Iowa |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,124 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Main & Market St., Ottumwa, IA |
| Reference | IA Ottumwa 1907 |
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