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Founded in 1813, New Albany was briefly—in the 1840s and 1850s—Indiana's largest city,
but by 1907, it had long since lost that distinction. Even so, it remained an important rail
hub and manufacturing center. This view from the 1907 flood shows the city's riverfront
looking to the west. Note the snow covering the elevated train tracks and the rooftops of the
flooded buildings.
This 1907 photograph of the New Albany riverfront shows the view looking to the east.
There is no trace of snow, suggesting that it may have been taken a day or two after the
earlier photograph when the constant rain had melted the show. However, it is clear the
river is still high. When this photograph was taken, New Albany industries included boat-
building, glassmaking, ironworks, woolen and cotton mills, and woodworking.
