Alliance, Nebraska, 1908 – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Alliance, Nebraska, 1908. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Business section of Alliance, Nebr.
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Alliance, Nebraska, 1908
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Alliance, Nebraska, sat in the Sandhills region of the state's northwest panhandle in 1908, a railroad town built around the Burlington line that had reached the area in the 1880s. Its economy rested on the railroad, stockyards and ranching, as cattle and sheep from the surrounding open range moved through local shipping points on their way to eastern markets. The town had grown quickly after the Burlington established division facilities there, and its streets and business blocks reflected a settlement still expanding with homesteaders who had come to the high plains in the years after 1900. Alliance residents in 1908 would have known their town as a rail junction and a gateway to the western Sandhills, where dry farming and cattle operations defined daily life.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | taylor, f. e. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Nebraska |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 754 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Business section of Alliance, Nebr. |
| Reference | NE Alliance 1 1908 |
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