Duncannon, Pennsylvania, 1903 – 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 Duncannon, Pennsylvania, 1903 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: View of Duncannon, Pennsylvania 1903
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Duncannon, Pennsylvania, 1903
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Duncannon, a borough in Perry County, sits on the east bank of the Susquehanna River where the Juniata River joins it, and by 1903 that position still shaped its daily life. River traffic, canal trade, and the rail lines that followed them along the valley brought freight and workers through the town, and the Pennsylvania Railroad's tracks made it a place where railroad work mattered to many local households. Its streets were laid out close to the water, so the river, the rail yards, and the brick and frame houses climbing the slope behind them made up most of what residents saw each day. A view of the town from that year would have shown a community that depended on the Susquehanna for its commerce and on the railroad for its link to larger markets such as Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
| Created / published | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Creator | fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Duncannon, Pennsylvania, drawn in 1903. 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--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 6,624 × 5,376 px · prints to 22 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | View of Duncannon, Pennsylvania 1903 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-490529 |
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