Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1867 – Vintage Map Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1867, an antique map rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Oshkosh, Winebago Co., Wisconsin 1867
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1867
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Oshkosh in 1867 was a lumber town working through the postwar boom. Sawmills and planing mills crowded the Fox River below Lake Winnebago, turning pine logs floated down from the north into boards and shingles that went out by boat and wagon to markets across the Midwest. Returning Union soldiers and newcomers from New England, New York, and German-speaking Europe swelled the population and filled new houses and shops. Residents knew their town as a place where the river's falling water and the rhythm of the lumber trade set the pace of daily work and civic life.
| Created / published | 1867 |
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| Creator | ruger, a., chicago lithographing co |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, drawn in 1867. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Wisconsin |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 8,880 × 6,896 px · prints to 30 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Oshkosh, Winebago Co., Wisconsin 1867 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-491403 |
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