Bakersfield, California, 1909 – 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 Bakersfield, California, 1909 brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Bakersfield, Cal.
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Bakersfield, California, 1909
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Bakersfield in 1909 was still a county seat and railroad town, but its economy was tilting toward oil as well as the farms of the Kern River valley. Crude from the Kern River field had already brought drillers, teamsters, and supply merchants into town, and oil companies were pushing exploration into the hills to the west. Farming remained the steady base, with irrigated land producing grain, alfalfa, and fruit for shipment on the Southern Pacific line. Sheepherders, many of them Basque immigrants, drove flocks through the surrounding hills and brought a distinct presence to the local trade. This view shows the downtown streets and commercial buildings that handled that mix of money, supplies, and freight.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | west coast art co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,387 × 1,154 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bakersfield, Cal. |
| Reference | CA Bakersfield 1909 |
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