Panorama of Wilkesbarre sic, Pennsylvania, 1909 – 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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Step back in time with Panorama of Wilkesbarre sic, Pennsylvania, 1909, a historic image rich in period 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: Panorama of Wilkesbarre [sic], Pa.
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Panorama of Wilkesbarre sic, Pennsylvania, 1909
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Wilkes-Barre, the seat of Luzerne County in the Wyoming Valley of northeastern Pennsylvania, was in 1909 a river city whose fortunes rose and fell with anthracite coal. Mines in the surrounding hills and the railroads that hauled their output to eastern markets gave the town much of its payroll, and many residents were immigrant families from Wales, Ireland, Poland, and Lithuania who worked the collieries or the mills. Textile and lace works added other jobs, and the Susquehanna River, which had flooded the valley in earlier decades, shaped where the town could grow. In 1909 the city's public square, courthouse, and church spires would have been the landmarks residents knew best, and the coal trade's booms and labor disputes set the mood of its civic life.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,323 × 719 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panorama of Wilkesbarre [sic], Pa. |
| Reference | PA Panorama of Wilkesbarre sic, 1909 |
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