Sunburst, North Carolina, 1912 – Historic Photo 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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Step back in time with Sunburst, North Carolina, 1912, a historic image rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Sunburst, N.C. in June 1912
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Sunburst, North Carolina, 1912
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Sunburst, North Carolina, in 1912 was a small mountain community whose fortunes followed the timber, rail, and mill economy of the state's western counties. Lumber companies were cutting the region's forests hard in those years, and the railroads that ran up the river valleys carried logs and finished goods out and brought workers in. Across the mountains, the big paper mill at Canton, opened in 1908, showed how quickly industry was arriving in the hills. Most families here still relied on farming, small stores, and seasonal work, and they measured progress by new rail connections, schools, and churches. The panorama records a place on the cusp of change, when the old rural order was giving way to logging camps and mill payrolls.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Creator | pelton, herbert w. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--North Carolina |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,247 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Sunburst, N.C. in June 1912 |
| Reference | NC 1912 Sunburst |
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