Birds eye view of Chetek, Wisconsin, 1912 – Vintage Map Wall Art
(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 rare historic image captures Birds eye view of Chetek, Wisconsin, 1912 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of Chetek, Wis.
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Birds eye view of Chetek, Wisconsin, 1912
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Chetek, in Barron County in northwestern Wisconsin, was a lumber town in 1912, when this bird's-eye view was made. Sawmills on the Chetek River and lake had drawn on the region's white pine for decades, and by the 1910s the best timber was largely gone. Local businesses were shifting toward farming, dairying, and the summer trade of visitors drawn to the lakes. Across the state that spring, politics centered on Robert M. La Follette's Progressive movement, which he carried into his presidential campaign that year, and small towns like Chetek followed the contest closely.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Creator | hansen photo co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Wisconsin |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 946 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of Chetek, Wis. |
| Reference | WI 1912i Birds eye view of Chetek |
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