Charles City, Iowa, 1907 – 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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Charles City, Iowa, 1907 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Charles City, IA
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Charles City, Iowa, 1907
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Charles City, the seat of Floyd County in north-central Iowa, sat on the Cedar River in 1907 and lived largely by the farm trade around it. Corn, oats, and hogs from the surrounding countryside moved through its grain elevators, stockyards, and rail sidings, and the railroad tied the town to the larger markets downstate and to the Twin Cities. Along the river, small manufacturing shops and mills drew on water power and employed local workers, while downtown brick business blocks and paved streets showed a town that had grown steadily since its founding. Residents of the period knew Charles City as a practical, church-and-lodge community where Saturday trade days, county business at the courthouse, and the arrival of trains shaped daily life.
| Created / published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bandholtz, f. j. (frederick j.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Iowa |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,158 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Charles City, IA |
| Reference | IA Charles City, 1907 |
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