Bird's-eye view of Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, 1895 – Historic Map 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 Bird's-eye view of Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, 1895, an antique map rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, 1895
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Bird's-eye view of Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, 1895
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Bradford sits in the hills of McKean County in northwestern Pennsylvania, and this 1895 bird's-eye view shows it as a town built along the valleys around the oil fields that transformed the region after the 1860s. Panoramic views like this were drawn from an imagined high vantage point so that streets, rail lines, churches and commercial blocks could be read at a glance, and they were often commissioned by local boosters who wanted to show a growing community to investors and residents. Looking closely, viewers can trace how the town's dense business district and rail connections gave way to residential streets climbing the surrounding slopes.
| Created / published | 1895 |
|---|---|
| Creator | moyer, james b., fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,293 × 3,360 px · prints to 18 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, 1895 |
| Reference | PA-Bradford-1895 |
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