Clarinda, Iowa, 1908 – Antique Photo Print
(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.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Clarinda, Iowa, 1908 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Clarinda, IA
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Clarinda, Iowa, 1908
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Clarinda, the seat of Page County in southwest Iowa, was in 1908 a farm trading town whose economy rested on corn, hogs, and cattle raised on the surrounding prairie. Railroad connections carried grain and livestock to market and drew farmers into town on market days, giving the downtown around the county courthouse much of its daily life. Churches and schools were central to local society, and the community took pride in its orderly county center. Residents would have known Clarinda as a quiet agricultural seat, and it was the birthplace in 1904 of Alton Glenn Miller, who would later become a famous bandleader after his family moved west while he was still a boy. The panoramic view records the roofs, streets, and courthouse grounds of a place still defined by farming.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bandholtz, f. j. (frederick j.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Iowa |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,167 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Clarinda, IA |
| Reference | IA Clarinda, 1908 |
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