The City of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1898 bird's-eye view – 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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This antique map of The City of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1898 bird's-eye view brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: The city of Reading, Pennsylvania 1898
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The City of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1898 bird's-eye view
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Reading sits in a bend of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, and this 1898 bird's-eye view shows the city from a high oblique angle, with its streets, rail yards, and factories laid out below. Reading was a center of iron, textile, and railroad work by the late 1800s, and the Reading Railroad was among the most important lines in the region. Maps like this were drawn to appeal to local businesses and civic boosters, who wanted to show a city growing in population and industry. Bailey & Moyer's panoramic views record the built landscape of that era in fine detail.
| Created / published | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bailey & moyer |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,192 × 3,416 px · prints to 17 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | The city of Reading, Pennsylvania 1898 |
| Reference | PA-Reading-1898 |
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