View of Reno, Nevada, 1908 – 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.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of View of Reno, Nevada, 1908. 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 Reno, Nevada]
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View of Reno, Nevada, 1908
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Reno, Nevada, in 1908 was a railroad town on the Truckee River, where the Southern Pacific main line and its shops gave many residents steady wages. Its economy also leaned on ranching and mining in the surrounding counties, and goods moved through the city to camps and towns across western Nevada. The University of Nevada had been located in Reno since 1886, so the town had a campus alongside its depots and business blocks. Residents were also becoming known beyond the state for something else: after Nevada shortened its residency requirement for divorce, people from elsewhere began arriving to establish residence, and hotels and boarding houses drew a steady stream of visitors. Local people of the day would have recognized the town first as a place of rail traffic and quiet streets, and only second as a divorce destination.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Nevada |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 2,334 px · prints to 18 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [View of Reno, Nevada] |
| Reference | NV View of Reno 1908 |
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