Shreveport, Louisiana, 1910 – 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 Shreveport, Louisiana, 1910 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Panoramic view of Shreveport, La.
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Shreveport, Louisiana, 1910
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Shreveport in 1910 was a city of roughly 28,000 people on the Red River, named for Henry Miller Shreve, the steamboat captain who cleared the Great Raft that had long blocked the river's channel. By then steamboat traffic was fading on much of the river, and the rail yards and electric streetcar lines were becoming the main way residents and goods moved within and beyond the city. Local politics centered on the city council and the parish courthouse, where officials argued over paving, water service, and public schools. Those who lived there would have known Shreveport as the commercial anchor of the state's northwest corner, a place where growth in its neighborhoods was visible from one decade to the next.
| Created / published | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Louisiana |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 940 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panoramic view of Shreveport, La. |
| Reference | LA Shreveport 1910 |
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