Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, 1915 – Vintage 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.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, 1915 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: [Panoramic view, Norfolk and Portsmouth water fronts and harbor]
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Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, 1915
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Norfolk and Portsmouth sat across the Elizabeth River from each other in 1915, two Hampton Roads cities whose fortunes rested on water. Norfolk's harbor handled coal, lumber, and cotton, and the Norfolk Navy Yard at Portsmouth, one of the largest naval installations on the East Coast, employed thousands of shipyard workers and anchored the local economy. Streetcar lines and ferries tied the two cities together, carrying dockworkers, clerks, and sailors between them every day. Tidewater Virginia was still digesting the rapid growth that the Navy and the port had brought in the previous decades, and residents of both cities would have known the region first as a place of shipbuilding, shipping, and military life.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Creator | conway, f. j. (frank j.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 784 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Panoramic view, Norfolk and Portsmouth water fronts and harbor] |
| Reference | VA Norfolk and Portsmouth 1915 |
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