Grand Valley - Junction, Colorado, 1908 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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 Grand Valley - Junction, Colorado, 1908 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: The Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Grand Valley - Junction, Colorado, 1908
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Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1908 was a railroad town at the meeting point of the Colorado and Gunnison rivers, where two rail lines had converged in the early 1880s. Its economy rested on the irrigated Grand Valley, where canal water turned the surrounding mesa benches into orchards of peaches, apples, and pears that were shipped out by rail. Fruit growing drew settlers and seasonal labor, and the town's streets, stores, and packing houses depended on the trains that carried crops to eastern markets. Residents of the period knew the place as the commercial center of western Colorado's fruit country, a valley town whose prosperity followed the water ditches and the rail schedule.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | mcclure, louis charles |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Colorado |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,169 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | The Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo. |
| Reference | CO Grand Valley - Junction 1908 |
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