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[Green Island, the Sagamore boat landing, Lake George, N.Y.] – Vintage Print

[Green Island, the Sagamore boat landing, Lake George, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Green Island, the Sagamore boat landing, Lake George, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Lake George collection.

(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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[Green Island, the Sagamore boat landing, Lake George, N.Y.]

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Green Island, where the Sagamore boat landing sat on Lake George in Warren County, New York, was a stop for the steamboats that carried summer visitors around the lake. The Sagamore, a resort hotel on the island, drew well-to-do guests from the cities to the Adirondack foothills, and its landing was where they came ashore. This 8 by 10 inch glass negative is from the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers documented American resorts and scenic spots in the years around 1900 and sold their views widely. The wharf and boats in the scene show how central lake travel was to the resort trade of that era.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 1763" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033332. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsSagamore (Steamboat) Piers & wharves. Steamboats. Waterfronts.United States--New York (State)--George, Lake.United States--New York (State)--Warren County.United States--New York (State)--Green Island.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66622

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