Rock Island, Illinois, 1907 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Rock Island, Illinois, 1907, a historic image rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Rock Island, Ill., 2nd Ave. & 17th Sts.
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Rock Island, Illinois, 1907
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Rock Island, Illinois, in 1907 was a river city whose fortunes were closely tied to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which kept major offices and shops in the town and carried freight and passengers across the Midwest and into the Southwest. Railroad workers, machinists, and mill hands formed a large share of the labor force, and their union halls and church congregations shaped local social life. Augustana College, which had moved to the city in 1875, anchored the community's schooling and Lutheran life. Electric street railways and the first automobiles were beginning to change how residents crossed between the island, the Illinois shore, and Davenport on the far side of the Mississippi. People of the day would have known Rock Island as a rail and river town on the Iowa border, still growing into the new century.
| Created / published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bandholtz, f. j. (frederick j.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,289 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Rock Island, Ill., 2nd Ave. & 17th Sts. |
| Reference | IL Rock Island, 1907 |
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