St Louis 1800 s 2, Missouri – Vintage Map Wall Art
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Description
Few images capture their era like this antique map of St Louis 1800 s 2, Missouri. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
St Louis 1800 s 2, Missouri
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St. Louis, Missouri, in the later nineteenth century was one of the busiest river cities in the country, with its levee crowded with steamboats and its warehouses full of grain, hides, tobacco, and shoes. Its population passed 300,000 by 1870 and reached about 350,000 by 1880, drawing German and Irish immigrants who worked in breweries, foundries, and meatpacking houses. The Eads Bridge, completed in 1874, linked the city's rail lines across the Mississippi to the east and made St. Louis a major rail center as well as a river port. Residents of the period knew the city as a commercial gateway to the West, and its streets, church spires, and smokestacks reflected a place that was growing fast and reaching across the river.
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Missouri |
| Original scan | 7,696 × 6,064 px · prints to 26 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | MO-StLouis-1800s-2 |
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