Merced Pleasant Valley, California, 1907 – Vintage Wall Art
(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 image of Merced Pleasant Valley, California, 1907 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: The new way to the Yosemite, Pleasant Valley, on the Yosemite Valley Railroad
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Merced Pleasant Valley, California, 1907
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Merced, the seat of Merced County in California's San Joaquin Valley, was in 1907 a farm town whose economy rested on grain, dairy herds, and irrigated crops. The Southern Pacific line had reached the town in 1872, giving growers rail access to distant markets and making Merced a shipping point for the surrounding countryside. Pleasant Valley, the farming district this view records, depended on the same irrigation canals and seasonal labor that sustained the valley as a whole. Town life centered on the county courthouse, churches, and fraternal lodges, and residents would have known Merced first as a market town serving its farms.
| Created / published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Creator | pillsbury picture co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,732 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | The new way to the Yosemite, Pleasant Valley, on the Yosemite Valley Railroad |
| Reference | CA Merced Pleasant Valley 1907 |
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