Birds eye view of Cameron, Wisconsin, 1912 – Antique Wall Map
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Birds eye view of Cameron, Wisconsin, 1912. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of Cameron, Wis.
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Birds eye view of Cameron, Wisconsin, 1912
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In 1912, Cameron sat in Barron County in northwestern Wisconsin, a region where lumber companies had cut most of the white pine in the decades before. Logging towns were turning into farm communities, and dairying, grain, and the sale of cleared land to new settlers were becoming the main livelihoods. Railroad lines carried timber, milk, and farm goods out of the area and brought supplies and newcomers in, which shaped where the streets and business blocks grew. A bird's-eye view like this one would have shown residents a town they knew well, with its churches, schools, and main street laid out in a way that was still new to many of them.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Creator | hansen photo co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Wisconsin |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,066 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of Cameron, Wis. |
| Reference | WI 1912j Birds eye view of Cameron |
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