Birds eye view of Colfax, Wisconsin, 1912 – Antique Map 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.)
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Birds eye view of Colfax, Wisconsin, 1912 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of Colfax, Wis.
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Birds eye view of Colfax, Wisconsin, 1912
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Colfax, a small community in Dunn County in west-central Wisconsin, looks much as it did in 1912, when its economy still rested on the cutover timber country that had drawn lumbermen to the Chippewa Valley a generation earlier. By that decade the big pine stands were largely gone, and farming, dairying, and local trade were taking over from sawmills as the steady sources of work. Railroad lines running through the region carried grain, milk, and lumber to larger markets, and the town's streets, churches, and commercial blocks reflected its role as a service center for surrounding farms. In 1912 the state's politics were dominated by the Progressive movement that Robert M. La Follette had built, and Wisconsin residents followed its fights over railroad regulation and public reform closely.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Creator | hansen photo co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Wisconsin |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,295 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of Colfax, Wis. |
| Reference | WI 1912h Birds eye view of Colfax |
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