Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, 1915 – Historic Photograph 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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Step back in time with Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, 1915, 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: [Lake Titicaca, Bolivia]
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Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, 1915
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Lake Titicaca, which straddles the border between Bolivia and Peru, was already famous in 1915 as the highest navigable lake in the world. Wool from llamas and alpacas, along with potatoes and quinoa grown by Aymara and Quechua families, moved by mule and rail toward markets on the coast and in the mining towns. Steamers crossed the lake between Puno on the Peruvian side and Guaqui on the Bolivian side, connecting the railways that carried goods to the Pacific. Bolivia's export wealth then rested heavily on silver and tin, and the lake towns felt the swings of those markets, while Indigenous communities on the shore kept farming the high plateau under older customs.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Creator | scheeler, i. f. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Bolivia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 804 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Lake Titicaca, Bolivia] |
| Reference | BOLIVIA Lake Titicaca, 1915 |
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