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Loyal, Wisconsin, 1912 – Antique Photo Print

Loyal, Wisconsin, 1912, 1912 — historic image
Loyal, Wisconsin, 1912, 1912. Historic image from the Panoramic Photos collection.

(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Loyal, Wisconsin, 1912. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

Library of Congress record: Loyal, Wis.

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Loyal, Wisconsin, 1912

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Loyal, Wisconsin, in 1912 was a small farm town in Clark County, in the cut-over country of north-central Wisconsin. Logging had stripped much of the surrounding pine forest over the previous generation, and families were turning to cleared land for dairy herds, grain, and hay. Cheese and butter were central to the county's farm economy, and the town's streets and business blocks served the farmers who drove or rode in to buy supplies, sell produce, and transact business on market days. Life revolved around churches, schools, lodges, and the railroad depot, where mail and goods arrived and where neighbors met. Loyal was one of many modest communities in the region whose fortunes rose and fell with lumber and agriculture.

Created / published1912
Creatorhansen photo co.
NotesPanoramic photograph.
SubjectsPanoramic photographs--Wisconsin
SourceLibrary of Congress, Panoramic Photographs
Original scan5,400 × 972 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi
Library of Congress titleLoyal, Wis.
ReferenceWI 1912 Loyal

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