Wabash RR Bridge, Indiana, 1913 – 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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A window into the past: Wabash RR Bridge, Indiana, 1913, preserved in this historic image. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: [Changing draw span of Wabash R.R. Bridge]
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Wabash RR Bridge, Indiana, 1913
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In 1913, Indiana's railroads carried much of the state's freight and passengers, and the Wabash Railroad was one of the main lines crossing the state from the Mississippi valley toward Detroit and Toledo. Its bridges over the Wabash River and its tributaries connected farm towns, grain elevators, and factories to larger markets in Chicago, St. Louis, and the East. Indiana was then a state of growing cities and steady farm output, with manufacturing in towns along the rail lines. Spring floods that year raised rivers across the state and tested bridges and embankments, making sound crossings a matter of local concern. For the people who lived along the line, a railroad bridge meant a dependable link to work, mail, and markets, and a span like this one was a familiar sight in daily life.
| Created / published | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Creator | cooper, john davis |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Indiana |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 2,700 × 550 px · prints to 9 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Changing draw span of Wabash R.R. Bridge] |
| Reference | IN Wabash RR Bridge 1913 |
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