Bank of Erie Block, Erie, Kansas – Antique Wall Art
![Bank of Erie Block, Erie, Kansas, [between 1887 and 1910] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/56/5672a50cb3fd-L.webp)
(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: Bank of Erie Block, Erie, Kansas, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Bank of Erie Block, Erie, Kansas
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The Bank of Erie Block stands in Erie, a small town in southeastern Kansas, and this view is set on its commercial street, with utility poles running along the roadway. Such brick business blocks were the core of many Kansas towns in the late 1800s, housing banks, shops, and offices that served surrounding farms. The poles in the scene point to the spread of telegraph and electric lines into rural communities during these decades. The photograph was made by Mossman & Wagner, and it captures a moment when a town's commercial center was taking on a more modern, wired appearance.
| Created / published | [between 1887 and 1910] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1880-1910. |
| Notes | Photograph by Mossman & Wagner. |
| Subjects | Commercial streets--Kansas--1880-1910. Utility poles--Kansas--1880-1910. Banks--Kansas--1880-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,122 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-161551 |
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