Docks at Savannah, Georgia, 1909 – Historic Photograph 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 rare historic image captures Docks at Savannah, Georgia, 1909 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Central of Ga. R.R. docks #1, Savannah, Ga.
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Docks at Savannah, Georgia, 1909
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Savannah, Georgia, in 1909 was still one of the busiest cotton and naval-stores ports on the South Atlantic coast. Cotton bales moved down the Savannah River from upcountry Georgia and the Carolinas to wharves along the city's riverfront, where steamships carried them to British and Northern mills, while barrels of turpentine and rosin from the surrounding pine forests were shipped out in large volumes. The Central of Georgia and Atlantic Coast Line railroads linked the port to the interior, and the city's population had grown steadily since the Civil War. Residents of the day knew Savannah as much for its squares, live oaks, and Spanish moss as for its harbor trade, and the waterfront they saw in this view was the economic heart of the city.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Georgia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,565 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Central of Ga. R.R. docks #1, Savannah, Ga. |
| Reference | GA Docks at Savannah 1909 |
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