Public square, Marion, Illinois, 1910 – 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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Public square, Marion, Illinois, 1910 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Public square, Marion, Ill.
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Public square, Marion, Illinois, 1910
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Marion, the seat of Williamson County in southern Illinois, was in 1910 a town whose fortunes rose and fell with the coal fields that lay around it. Mining drew workers and their families from across the region and from abroad, and the county seat served as the place where merchants, lawyers, county officials, and farmers from surrounding hamlets came to do business. Rail lines carried coal and farm goods out of the county, which tied the local economy to distant markets. The courthouse square was the civic center of the town, where residents gathered for court days, elections, and public gatherings, and where people judged the health of the community by the activity of its stores and its streets.
| Created / published | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Creator | international stereograph co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,325 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Public square, Marion, Ill. |
| Reference | IL Public square, Marion, 1910 |
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