Birmingham, Alabama, 1914 – Antique 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 Birmingham, Alabama, 1914. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Sky line of Birmingham
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Birmingham, Alabama, 1914
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In 1914 Birmingham, Alabama, was a city of more than 130,000 residents, and its economy still rested on the furnaces, coal mines, and rail yards that ringed the Jones Valley. U.S. Steel's Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, which had absorbed the older Birmingham producers, was the largest employer in the district. When war broke out in Europe that summer, the city's iron and steel makers faced disrupted export orders and uncertain prices, though the demand that followed in later years would soon reverse that worry. The city had adopted a commission form of government in 1909, and its residents were debating how to pay for streets, schools, and the growing number of neighborhoods spreading up the slopes of the valley.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Creator | alabama engraving co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Alabama |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,995 px · prints to 18 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Sky line of Birmingham |
| Reference | AL Birmingham 1914 |
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