B-O 1 grain elevators, West Fairport, Ohio, 1916 – 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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This historic image of B-O 1 grain elevators, West Fairport, Ohio, 1916 brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Baltimore & Ohio R.R. grain elevators, West Fairport, Ohio
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B-O 1 grain elevators, West Fairport, Ohio, 1916
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West Fairport, on the Lake Erie shore of Lake County, Ohio, was a working lakefront in 1916, when the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's grain elevators stood at the water's edge to receive cargo from lake freighters. Grain and other bulk goods moved through the Great Lakes to eastern markets, and rail spurs carried the cargo inland, so the elevators tied the local economy to shipping schedules and freight traffic. That year, Europe was at war, and American grain and foodstuffs were in heavy demand from the Allied nations, which kept lake ports busy through the season. Residents of the lakeside villages in this stretch of Ohio knew their towns mainly by the docks, the rail yards, and the boats that came and went with the seasons.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Ohio |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,404 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Baltimore & Ohio R.R. grain elevators, West Fairport, Ohio |
| Reference | OH 1916 B-O 1 grain elevators, West Fairport |
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