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[Aerial view of Birmingham, Alabama] – Vintage Wall Art

[Aerial view of Birmingham, Alabama], [1954?] — historic photograph
[Aerial view of Birmingham, Alabama], [1954?]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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An aerial view of Birmingham, Alabama, dated about 1954, shows the city spread out below the camera. The print came from the Graphic Photo Service, a local Birmingham firm, and its catalog number places it among the studio's many views of the city. Birmingham was founded in 1871 and grew quickly around iron and steel, earning the nickname "Magic City," and by the 1950s its mills, rail lines and neighborhoods shaped its layout. Aerial pictures like this one show how those pieces fit together across the ground.

Created / published[1954?]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1950-1960.Aerial photographs 1950-1960.
NotesPhoto by Graphic photo service, Birmingham, Alabama. No. 2541092.
SubjectsBirmingham (Ala.)--1950-1960.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,248 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183359

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