Overlooking the harbor of a leading city in the great Northwest, Tacoma, Wash. – Antique 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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A window into the past: Overlooking the harbor of a leading city in the great Northwest, Tacoma, Wash., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Overlooking the harbor of a leading city in the great Northwest, Tacoma, Wash.
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Tacoma's waterfront, seen from above, shows the harbor that made the city a major Pacific Northwest port after the Northern Pacific Railway chose it as its western terminus in 1883. This stereograph, made around 1906, was produced by C.L. Wasson for the International Stereograph Co. and was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the scene a sense of depth. Its caption calls the city "a leading city in the great Northwest," language typical of the boosterism of the period. The record's details come from the caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | c1906. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | Stereo copyrighted by C.L. Wasson (International Stereograph Co.). No. 21892. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geog.; Ph.; Harbors. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 779 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-158333 |
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