Mobile, Alabama, 1909 – Antique 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 historic image of Mobile, Alabama, 1909 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: Birdseye of Mobile, Ala.
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Mobile, Alabama, 1909
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Mobile, Alabama, in 1909 lay on the Mobile River a short distance above Mobile Bay, and its channel to the Gulf made it the state's principal port. Dredging kept the shipping lanes open, while oyster and shrimp boats worked the bay and tied fishermen to the same docks where larger vessels loaded. Many residents still remembered the Civil War, when Admiral David Farragut's fleet forced its way past the forts guarding the bay in 1864. Those who lived there thought of Mobile as an old Gulf town, proud of its history and of the water that had shaped its fortunes.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Alabama |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 910 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Birdseye of Mobile, Ala. |
| Reference | AL Mobile 1909 |
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