Lead South Dakota, 1909 – 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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This historic image of Lead South Dakota, 1909 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: Lead, So. Dak.
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Lead South Dakota, 1909
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Lead, in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota, existed because of gold. Prospectors had pushed into the hills after the 1870s strikes, and by 1909 the Homestake Mine above the town was the dominant employer, with its shafts, rail spurs, and stamp mills running around the clock. Miners' families, shopkeepers, and mining company managers made up a town built on steep, narrow streets against the hillside, and the mine's payroll shaped its schools, churches, and saloons. Residents of 1909 would have known Lead first as the home of the Homestake, a company whose fortunes rose and fell with the price of gold and the health of the underground workings. The panorama shows that dependence plainly, with the mine buildings and town crowded together in the gulch.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bandholtz, f. j. (frederick j.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--South Dakota |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,143 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Lead, So. Dak. |
| Reference | SD 1909 Lead South Dakota |
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