Winter Haven, Florida, 1919 – 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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Step back in time with Winter Haven, Florida, 1919, a historic image rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Panorama, looking south, Winter Haven, Florida
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Winter Haven, Florida, 1919
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Winter Haven, in Polk County, Florida, was a young citrus town in 1919, roughly eight years after its incorporation in 1911. Orange and grapefruit groves surrounded its lakes, and the packing houses and rail sidings that moved fruit to northern markets were the center of local work. Winter Haven sat on the rail lines that linked central Florida's growers to the ports and to buyers in the Northeast and Midwest, and its population was small enough that most residents knew the grove owners, merchants, and railroad agents by name. Burgert Brothers, a photography firm based in Tampa, made many panoramic views of Florida towns in these years, and this one records the settlement as its residents would have recognized it at the end of the First World War.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | burgert brothers |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Florida |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,176 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panorama, looking south, Winter Haven, Florida |
| Reference | FL Winter Haven 1 1919 |
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