Keystone Works, Sterling, Illinois, 1907 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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: Keystone Works, Sterling, Illinois, 1907, 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: Keystone Works, Sterling, Ill.
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Keystone Works, Sterling, Illinois, 1907
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Sterling, Illinois, sits on the Rock River in Whiteside County, and in 1907 its factories and its twin city across the river, Rock Falls, were the center of local life. The Keystone Works, a manufacturing plant on the Sterling side, was one of the industrial sites that gave the town its reputation as a place of steady mill work and wage earners. Manufacturing drew workers and families from the surrounding farm country, and the rail lines running through the area carried the town's products to markets across the Midwest. Residents in 1907 would have known the place mainly by its factories, its river dam and power, and the busy neighborhoods that grew up near the works.
| Created / published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 2,473 px · prints to 18 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Keystone Works, Sterling, Ill. |
| Reference | IL Keystone Works, Sterling, 1907 |
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