Wyoming Valley from Wilkesbarre Mountains, Pennsylvania, 1896 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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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Wyoming Valley from Wilkesbarre Mountains, Pennsylvania, 1896 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: Wyoming Valley from Wilkesbarre Mountains
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Wyoming Valley from Wilkesbarre Mountains, Pennsylvania, 1896
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Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, photographed from the Wilkes-Barre mountains in 1896, was at the center of the anthracite coal trade. The valley's collieries, breakers, and rail yards along the Susquehanna River employed thousands of miners, many of them immigrants from Wales, Ireland, and central and eastern Europe, and the coal shipped out from Wilkes-Barre and neighboring towns such as Pittston, Plymouth, and Kingston. Wilkes-Barre, the Luzerne County seat, had grown into a city of churches, schools, and commercial blocks around its public square, and its residents took pride in the valley's long memory of the 1778 Battle of Wyoming. Mining accidents, labor disputes, and the seasonal rhythms of coal demand shaped daily life as much as the landscape did.
| Created / published | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Creator | rau, william herman |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,313 × 1,736 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Wyoming Valley from Wilkesbarre Mountains |
| Reference | PA Wyoming Valley from Wilkesbarre Mountains 1896 |
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