Franklin, Virginia, 1907 – Vintage Map Wall Art
(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 antique map captures Franklin, Virginia, 1907 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Birds eye view of Franklin, Southampton Co., Virginia 1907
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Franklin, Virginia, 1907
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Franklin, Virginia, in 1907 was a small river town on the Blackwater River in the southeastern part of the state, and its economy rested largely on timber. Sawmills and lumber yards along the river shipped boards out by rail and barge, and the mills drew workers from the surrounding farms of Southampton County. Rail lines linked Franklin to Norfolk and the wider Tidewater region, giving farmers and merchants a route to market. The town had been incorporated in the 1870s and was still governed by its own council, with churches, schools and stores lining the streets shown here. Residents of that day would have known Franklin chiefly as a lumber town on the Blackwater.
| Created / published | 1907 |
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| Creator | fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Franklin, Virginia, drawn in 1907. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 7,608 × 5,880 px · prints to 25 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Birds eye view of Franklin, Southampton Co., Virginia 1907 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-491142 |
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