Diamond Park, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1909 – 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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Diamond Park, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1909 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Diamond Park, Meadville, Pa.
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Diamond Park, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1909
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Diamond Park sits at the center of Meadville, the county seat of Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania, and in 1909 it was the civic heart of a town that depended on its courthouse, its stores, and the trade of surrounding farms. The town lies along French Creek, and its position on the railroad lines of the region helped it move farm produce, lumber, and manufactured goods to larger markets. Allegheny College, founded in Meadville in 1815, gave the town a second identity as a place of learning, and students, faculty, and townspeople shared its streets and churches. Residents of the period knew the Diamond as the place where county business, Saturday marketing, political rallies, and holiday gatherings all came together.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | hites, w. r. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,256 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Diamond Park, Meadville, Pa. |
| Reference | PA Diamond Park, Meadville, 1909 |
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