Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Washington, 1911 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Washington, 1911, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Construction of Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Wash., Aug. 3, 1911
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Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Washington, 1911
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Spokane, Washington, in 1911 was a rebuilt city, still recovering its footing after the 1889 fire had destroyed much of its downtown and led residents to rebuild in brick and stone. Its economy rested on lumber, flour milling along the Spokane River falls, and its position as a rail hub, where Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines met the wheat and timber country of the interior. The Monroe Street Bridge, completed that year, carried traffic across the river gorge into the north side and marked the city's push to link its growing neighborhoods. For residents, the falls and the gorge were the reason the town existed, and a new span across them signaled that Spokane expected to keep growing.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Creator | reed, w. o. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Washington |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,211 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Construction of Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Wash., Aug. 3, 1911 |
| Reference | WA 1911 Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane |
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