Westerly, Rhode Island, 1911 – 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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A window into the past: Westerly, Rhode Island, 1911, preserved in this antique map. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Aero view of Westerly, Rhode Island 1911
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Westerly, Rhode Island, 1911
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In 1911, Westerly, Rhode Island, was still built around its granite trade, with quarries and finishing sheds that drew stonecutters from Italy, Scotland, and Sweden. Many families lived in neighborhoods close to the works, and the town's churches and fraternal halls reflected the mix of languages spoken on its streets. Summer visitors bound for the Watch Hill shore passed through town, adding a seasonal rhythm to the commerce along Main Street. Residents of the day would have known Westerly as a granite town first, with the Pawcatuck River and its mills a close second.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Creator | hughes & bailey |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Westerly, Rhode Island, drawn in 1911. 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--Rhode Island |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 2,916 × 2,332 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Aero view of Westerly, Rhode Island 1911 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-490788 |
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