WA 1908 Davenport Rest, Spokane PHOTO – 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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A window into the past: WA 1908 Davenport Rest, Spokane PHOTO, preserved in this historic image. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Davenport Restaurant, Spokane, Wash.
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WA 1908 Davenport Rest, Spokane PHOTO
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The title names Davenport Rest in Spokane, Washington, a specific place rather than a general city view, and this 1908 panorama records it at a moment when Spokane was growing fast as a rail and mining hub in the Inland Northwest. The image was made by the Haines Photo Co. of Conneaut, Ohio, a firm known for wide-format town and street views that were sold as keepsakes and postcards in the early 1900s. Its record does not explain the site's exact use, so the picture is most useful as a snapshot of how a Spokane public space looked in 1908, when the city was rebuilding after its 1889 fire and expanding its streets and commercial blocks.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 2,550 × 750 px · prints to 8 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Davenport Restaurant, Spokane, Wash. |
| Reference | WA 1908 Davenport Rest- Spokane |
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