Lowell, Massachusetts, 1874 – 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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This rare historic image captures Lowell, Massachusetts, 1874 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: Panoramic view of the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, from the northeast side
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Lowell, Massachusetts, 1874
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Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1874 was one of the largest cotton textile cities in the country, with its mill buildings lined up along the Merrimack River and the canals that carried its water power. Large corporations such as the Merrimack and Boott mills employed thousands, and the city's population had passed 40,000 by 1870, with many Irish and French Canadian families working the looms and spindles. The Boston and Lowell Railroad linked the city to Boston, bringing raw cotton in and shipping finished cloth out. Daily life centered on the mill shifts, the churches, and the boarding-house streets near the factory gates, and residents knew their city as a place where river power and mill labor had built everything around them.
| Created / published | 1874 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ayotte, p. v. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Massachusetts |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,019 × 1,701 px · prints to 17 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panoramic view of the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, from the northeast side |
| Reference | MA Lowell 1874 |
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