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Title
Panorama of Binghamton, NY
Description
Located at the confluence of two rivers, Binghamton at the time of this photograph was a rapidly growing town of nearly 50,000 inhabitants. We look across the Chenago River and see the Barlow, Rogers Company (one of the largest cigar manufacturers in New York), the Binghamton Spice Mills (founded in 1865), and the Fair Store (a furniture and housewares retailer). Several of Nabisco's "Uneeda Biscuit" advertisements are visible. At the far right of picture, the Chenago joins the Susquehanna River.<br />
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Binghamton had long been a commercial crossroads--first during the days of the Chenago Canal and then two railroads--and increasingly became a site for manufacturing: cigars, shoes, business machines, Cold War defense systems. But with the decline of American manufacturing the city suffered the fate of other rust-belt communities and has struggled to reinvent itself.
Creator
Haines Photo Co.
Date
1909
Contributor
Cooper, Ken
Source
Format
jpeg, 624 KB
Type
Still Image
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Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
10 x 69 in.