Houston, business section, Texas, 1921 – Historic Photograph 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: Houston, business section, Texas, 1921, 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: Houston, Texas, business section, 1921
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Houston, business section, Texas, 1921
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Houston in 1921 was a city on the rise, its economy tied to cotton, lumber, rice, and the Houston Ship Channel, which had opened in 1914 and turned the bayou town into a deep-water port. Oil was reshaping the region after the Spindletop discovery in 1901, and Houston's downtown business district along Main Street and Texas Avenue served as the banking and commercial center for a growing population that had passed 100,000 by the early 1920s. Railroads converged on the city, carrying cotton and cattle outward and goods inward, while department stores, hotels, and office buildings crowded the blocks shown in this view. Residents would have known Houston as the commercial heart of the Gulf Coast, a place where merchants and oilmen were gaining influence in state affairs.
| Created / published | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Creator | schlueter, f. j. (frank j.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,330 × 1,105 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Houston, Texas, business section, 1921 |
| Reference | TX 1921 Houston, business section |
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