Veteran, Nevada, 1912 – 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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Veteran, Nevada, 1912 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Vetren [sic] townsite, Nevada
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Veteran, Nevada, 1912
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Veteran, Nevada, appears in this 1912 panoramic photograph, but the record does not say much about the town itself, so the scene is best read against the wider state. In 1912 Nevada was still a thinly settled place where most people lived in small communities scattered across long distances, and getting to a county seat or a railhead could take a full day by wagon or stage. Automobiles were beginning to appear on the roads of the larger towns, but many rural residents still relied on horses, mail delivered by stage or rail, and one-room schools. Without firm documentation of Veteran's own history, the most dependable picture is of a remote Nevada community whose daily life was shaped by distance, weather and the state's sparse network of roads and rails.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Creator | west coast art co |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Nevada |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,533 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Vetren [sic] townsite, Nevada |
| Reference | NV Veteran 1912 |
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