Lexington, Nebraska, 1909 – Antique 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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A window into the past: Lexington, Nebraska, 1909, preserved in this historic image. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Lexington, Nebr.
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Lexington, Nebraska, 1909
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Lexington, the seat of Dawson County in south-central Nebraska, sat on the Platte River valley in 1909 and was a shipping and farming town built around the Union Pacific line. Its economy rested on grain, livestock, and the sale of corn and alfalfa from the surrounding Platte bottomlands, with the railroad carrying cattle and produce to Omaha and Kansas City markets. The town had grown steadily since the 1880s as settlers broke the prairie and irrigation ditches began to appear along the river. Main Street merchants, churches, and the county courthouse anchored civic life, while the Dawson County fair and Fourth of July gatherings drew families in from the farms.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bandholtz, f. j. (frederick j.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Nebraska |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,121 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Lexington, Nebr. |
| Reference | NE Lexington 1909 |
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