Mesa, Arizona, 1908 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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 rare historic image captures Mesa, Arizona, 1908 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Diversion Dam via Mesa, Arizona
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Mesa, Arizona, 1908
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Mesa, Arizona, in 1908 was a small farming town in the Salt River Valley, a few miles east of Phoenix, where irrigation canals fed by the Salt River turned desert land into fields of alfalfa, cotton, citrus, and grain. The Mormon settlers who founded Mesa in 1878 had built much of the early canal system, and by the time of this view the town was known as a center of agriculture and a quiet community of churches, schools, and family farms. Arizona had become a state only four years earlier, in 1912 it had not yet happened, so 1908 still found it a territory, with statehood debates shaping local politics. The Arizona Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a later landmark, not yet built, while the railroad connections that would boost shipping were still developing.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | california panorama co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Arizona |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 826 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Diversion Dam via Mesa, Arizona |
| Reference | AZ Mesa 1 1908 |
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