railroad tracks – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with railroad tracks, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
railroad tracks
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The picture's subject is the rails themselves, a plain study of track running off toward the horizon rather than a view of a station or train. Photographers of the 19th and early 20th centuries often turned to railroad lines because they stood for westward expansion, industry, and the speed of a new kind of travel. Steel rails laid on timber ties were built by large crews, and the lines they formed reshaped towns, farms, and trade across the country. The record does not name the location or date, but the composition invites viewers to consider how the tracks drew distant places together.
| Original scan | 3,000 × 2,250 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 2588743427_8ac425d078_o railroad tracks |
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