Marion, Iowa, 1868 – Antique Wall Map
(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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Few images capture their era like this antique map of Marion, Iowa, 1868. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of the city of Marion, Linn Co., Iowa 1868
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Marion, Iowa, 1868
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Marion, Iowa, in 1868 was the seat of Linn County, a farming district on the Cedar River just northwest of the faster-growing city of Cedar Rapids. Its economy rested on grain, livestock, and the mills and shops that served surrounding farms, and the Civil War, which had ended only three years earlier, was still fresh in the minds of many of its residents. Rivalry with Cedar Rapids over commerce and county business shaped much of local civic life during these years. Townspeople would have recognized this view as a record of their own streets, churches, and business blocks at a moment when Iowa was settling rapidly.
| Created / published | 1868 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger, a., merchant's lithographing company |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Marion, Iowa, drawn in 1868. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Iowa |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 8,480 × 6,624 px · prints to 28 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of the city of Marion, Linn Co., Iowa 1868 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-488392 |
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