Fifth Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 809 [309] miles west of St. Louis, Mo. – Antique Photo Print
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(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 historic photograph of Fifth Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 809 [309] miles west of St. Louis, Mo. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Fifth Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 809 [309] miles west of St. Louis, Mo.
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Fifth Street in Leavenworth, Kansas, sits about 309 miles west of St. Louis, according to this stereo card's title. Leavenworth was one of the earliest towns on the Missouri River in Kansas Territory, and it grew as a supply point for steamboats, freight wagons, and the nearby Fort Leavenworth. Washington photographers Gardner's Photographic Art Gallery issued this view in 1867 as card No. 52 in a series documenting the route of the Union Pacific Railway's Eastern Division. Stereo views like this were meant to be seen through a viewer, giving the street a sense of depth.
| Created / published | Washington : Gardner's Photographic Art Gallery, 1867. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | No. 52. Title from item. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,477 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111190 |
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