Auburn, Alabama, 1918 – Vintage Photo 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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This rare historic image captures Auburn, Alabama, 1918 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala., April 15th, 1918
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Auburn, Alabama, 1918
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Auburn, Alabama, in 1918 was a small college town in Lee County, its life shaped largely by the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, the state's land-grant college for agriculture and the mechanical arts. Cotton farming dominated the surrounding countryside, and local merchants relied on farm families who came into town to sell crops and buy supplies. The nation's entry into the First World War had thinned the classrooms of young men, and by autumn the campus was preparing for a Students' Army Training Corps, a federal program that put students into military training. That fall, the influenza epidemic reached Alabama, and schools and public gatherings were shut down while families nursed the sick.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | richards film service |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Alabama |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,461 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala., April 15th, 1918 |
| Reference | AL Auburn 1918 |
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