Eagle Grove 1912a, Iowa – Antique 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.)
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This rare historic image captures Eagle Grove 1912a, Iowa in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Panoram of Eagle Grove, IA
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Eagle Grove 1912a, Iowa
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Eagle Grove, in Wright County in north-central Iowa, was a railroad town in 1912, and its fortunes rested on the lines that crossed there and on the farm country around it. Grain elevators, lumber and coal yards, stores, and churches clustered near the tracks, and the surrounding corn and hog farms sent their produce to market through the town. Iowa farm prosperity was strong in those years, so the local trade in implements, groceries, and dry goods was steady. Residents would have known Eagle Grove as a dependable market and shipping stop on the prairie, a place where the rhythm of the depot set the day.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Creator | myklebust, c. p. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Iowa |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 930 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panoram of Eagle Grove, IA |
| Reference | IA Eagle Grove 1912a |
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