Ohio River Louisville, Kentucky, 1911 – Vintage Photo 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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Ohio River Louisville, Kentucky, 1911 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: [Kentucky & Indiana Bridge, Ohio River, Louisville]
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Ohio River Louisville, Kentucky, 1911
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Louisville, Kentucky, in 1911 was a river city whose fortunes rested on the Ohio, where steamboats, barges and the rapids around the Falls shaped commerce for generations. The city's economy leaned on tobacco warehouses, whiskey distilling, tanneries, and a growing list of manufacturers, while the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and other lines moved goods along the riverfront. By then Louisville had passed 200,000 residents, and its civic life centered on a Democratic political machine, streetcar lines, and the Kentucky Derby, which had been run at Churchill Downs since 1875. A panoramic view of the Ohio at this moment shows a working waterfront that residents would have recognized as the heart of their city's trade.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Creator | munkle, c. f. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Kentucky |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,287 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Kentucky & Indiana Bridge, Ohio River, Louisville] |
| Reference | KY Ohio River Louisville 1911 |
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