River from Starved Rock, Illinois, 1914 – 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 River from Starved Rock, Illinois, 1914 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: Illinois River from Starved Rock
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River from Starved Rock, Illinois, 1914
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In 1914, the Illinois River valley near Utica in LaSalle County was a place where farming, river traffic, and a growing number of summer visitors shared the same ground. The state had acquired the sandstone bluff at Starved Rock only a few years earlier, in 1911, and it was beginning to draw day-trippers from Ottawa, Peru, and nearby towns who came by rail and by boat to climb its trails. Local people knew the rock for the old story that Illiniwek warriors starved on its summit during a siege by enemy tribes, a tale repeated in schoolbooks and tourist brochures. Along the river, the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the steamboats and barges that worked the channel still linked this stretch of country to Chicago and the Mississippi.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,693 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Illinois River from Starved Rock |
| Reference | IL River from Starved Rock 1914 |
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