Idlewild Park, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, 1923 – 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.)
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Idlewild Park, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, 1923 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: Pershing Family Reunion, Idlewild Park, Westmoreland County, Penna., September 8th, 1923
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Idlewild Park, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, 1923
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Idlewild Park, in the Ligonier Valley of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, was a summer destination in 1923, when the valley's economy still rested mainly on coal mining, lumber, and farming. The park had grown up as a picnic grove and amusement ground served by rail from the industrial towns to the south and east, and crowds from the Pittsburgh region came out for outings, dances, and rides. By the early 1920s, automobiles and improved roads were beginning to change how families reached such places, though trains still carried many visitors. Ligonier itself was an old settlement, named for a colonial fort of 1758, and locals in 1923 would have known Idlewild as the valley's chief place for leisure and gatherings.
| Created / published | 1923 |
|---|---|
| Creator | pershing, eli r. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,228 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Pershing Family Reunion, Idlewild Park, Westmoreland County, Penna., September 8th, 1923 |
| Reference | PA Idlewild Park, Ligonier 1923 |
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