Waukegan, Illinois, 1908 – Historic Photograph 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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This historic image of Waukegan, Illinois, 1908 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Waukegan, Illinois
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Waukegan, Illinois, 1908
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Waukegan in 1908 was a lakefront town whose residents were beginning to feel the pull of Chicago's growth to the south. Its population was modest, and its streets were lined with the brick commercial blocks, schools, and houses of a community that still counted its civic life in ward meetings, church suppers, and Fourth of July celebrations on the lake. Summer brought Chicago excursionists and cottagers to the shoreline, and many local families made their living in trades that served both the town and the summer trade. The panorama captures the town as it stood at the edge of the Progressive Era, a place still set apart from the metropolis yet increasingly tied to it.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 2,114 px · prints to 18 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Waukegan, Illinois |
| Reference | IL Waukegan, 1908 |
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