Saginaw, Michigan, 1867 – Historic Map 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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This rare antique map captures Saginaw, Michigan, 1867 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Saginaw City [Michigan 1867]
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Saginaw, Michigan, 1867
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Saginaw, Michigan, in 1867 was a river town built on the lumber trade. Sawmills lined the Saginaw River, and logs floated down from the pine forests of the interior to be cut into boards and shipped out past Saginaw Bay to Lake Huron and distant markets. The town was still divided into two municipalities, East Saginaw and West Saginaw, on opposite banks of the river, and the rivalry between them shaped civic life, from street improvements to the placement of churches and schools. Lumber fortunes paid for the stores, hotels, and homes that crowded the streets, and residents knew their town as one of the leading sawmill centers in the Lake States. Only a few years after the Civil War, Saginaw was still rising on the proceeds of the woods, and the street-by-street detail of this view captures that moment of growth.
| Created / published | 1867 |
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| Creator | ruger, a., chicago lithographing co |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Saginaw, Michigan, drawn in 1867. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Michigan |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 8,992 × 7,072 px · prints to 30 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Saginaw City [Michigan 1867] |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-489217 |
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