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Panoramic view of a coastal town along a bay – Antique Photo Print

Panoramic view of a coastal town along a bay — historic image
Panoramic view of a coastal town along a bay. Historic image from the Presidents collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

A window into the past: Panoramic view of a coastal town along a bay, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Panoramic view of a coastal town along a bay

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Stretching across the frame, this wide view shows a town built along the edge of a bay, with the shoreline, harbor, and streets climbing from the water. The record does not name the town or give a date, so its link to Theodore Roosevelt, president from 1901 to 1909, reflects how the gallery groups it rather than a documented connection. Panoramic views like this were widely made in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when photographers and postcard publishers sold scenes of growing coastal communities. Looking across the scene, viewers can see how waterfront towns of that era were laid out around their docks and main streets.

Original scan5,400 × 906 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferencePANAMA 1913 Colon, Rep. Panama

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