Quakake Valley from Point Lookout, Pennsylvania, 1896 – Vintage 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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A window into the past: Quakake Valley from Point Lookout, Pennsylvania, 1896, preserved in this historic image. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Quakake Valley from Point Lookout
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Quakake Valley from Point Lookout, Pennsylvania, 1896
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Quakake Valley, pictured from Point Lookout in 1896, lies in Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country, which had shaped the local economy for two generations. Nearby collieries relied on laborers from Ireland, Wales, Germany, and increasingly Eastern and Southern Europe, and railroads such as the Reading carried the coal to markets in eastern cities. The Panic of 1893 had brought layoffs, shortened work weeks, and wage cuts to many mines, and families were still recovering from those hard years. For residents, the valley meant farmland and wooded ridges set against the smoke of breakers and company houses, with daily life keyed to the mine whistle and the church or lodge hall.
| Created / published | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Creator | rau, william herman |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,815 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Quakake Valley from Point Lookout |
| Reference | PA Quakake Valley from Point Lookout 1896 |
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