Everett, Pennsylvania, 1905 – Vintage Map 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 Everett, Pennsylvania, 1905, an antique map rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Bird's-eye view of Everett, Bedford County, Pa., 1905
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Everett, Pennsylvania, 1905
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Everett, the borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, sat in a valley of the Allegheny foothills in 1905, where its economy rested on farming, timber, and the rail lines that carried those goods out of the surrounding hills. Like many small mountain boroughs of the period, it depended on the seasonal traffic and trade that moved through the wider county, and residents knew their town as a stop on the route between the farms and markets of the Juniata watershed. The nearby Bedford Springs resort, a well-known summer destination for travelers from the East, shaped the region's reputation and drew visitors who passed through local towns. A map drawn that year records the streets, churches, and commercial buildings of a community whose daily life centered on its main street, its schools, and the scheduled arrival of trains.
| Created / published | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Creator | fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Everett, Pennsylvania, drawn in 1905. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 7,440 × 6,952 px · prints to 25 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's-eye view of Everett, Bedford County, Pa., 1905 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-490540 |
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