Bay City, Michigan, 1912 – Vintage Photo 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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Bay City, Michigan, 1912. 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, Center Ave. and Washington St., Bay City]
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Bay City, Michigan, 1912
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Bay City, Michigan, in 1912 was a river port at the mouth of the Saginaw, where the waterfront still served steamers and freight boats even as the region's big sawmill era had faded. Its wharves, warehouses, and rail spurs were built for an older trade, and the town was adjusting to a more varied economy of manufacturing, retail, and shipping. Like many Michigan cities at the time, Bay City was debating paved streets, municipal services, and other civic improvements, while wagons and a growing number of automobiles shared the downtown streets. Residents would have known the place as a working river city, with its identity tied to the Saginaw and to the boats and businesses that depended on it.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Creator | wasson, m. c. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Michigan |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,052 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Panoramic view, Center Ave. and Washington St., Bay City] |
| Reference | MI Bay City 2 1912 |
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