Norfolk, June 14, Virginia, 1919 – 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.)
Description
Norfolk, June 14, Virginia, 1919 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Norfolk, Va., June 14, 1919
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Norfolk, June 14, Virginia, 1919
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Norfolk, Virginia, in June 1919 was a port city on the Elizabeth River near its mouth at Hampton Roads, and it was still adjusting to the end of the First World War. Its economy rested on shipping, coal shipped through the Norfolk and Western piers at Lambert's Point, the seafood and oyster trade, and the Navy's presence across the river at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth. The city had grown quickly over the previous two decades, and wartime demand had brought sailors, shipyard workers, and military traffic through its streets. Residents had also lived through the influenza epidemic of the fall of 1918, which strained local hospitals, and by the summer of 1919 many were looking toward a return to ordinary commerce and civic life.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | borjes, charles s., g.l. hall opt. co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 919 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Norfolk, Va., June 14, 1919 |
| Reference | VA Norfolk, June 14, 1919 |
More from the Panoramic Photos collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
