Berlin, Pennsylvania, 1905 – 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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This antique map of Berlin, Pennsylvania, 1905 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania 1905
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Berlin, Pennsylvania, 1905
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Berlin, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, was a small borough in 1905 whose livelihood depended on surrounding farms, local trade, and the timber and mining activity of the southwestern Pennsylvania highlands. Rough ridges and narrow valleys made roads and rail connections essential, and farmers brought grain, livestock, and dairy goods to town merchants and shippers. Many residents traced their families to German settlers, and churches, schools, and volunteer fire companies anchored community life along the streets shown here. The decade brought modest growth as improved roads and new services slowly reached homes beyond the center. To people living there, Berlin was known first as a place of neighbors, markets, and Sunday services.
| Created / published | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Creator | fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Berlin, 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 | 8,464 × 5,408 px · prints to 28 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania 1905 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-490498 |
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