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[Weirs from the lake, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.] – Historic Print

[Weirs from the lake, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.], [1906?] — historic photograph
[Weirs from the lake, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.], [1906?]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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Step back in time with [Weirs from the lake, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Weirs from the lake, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.]

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Taken at The Weirs, the lakeside village where Lake Winnipesaukee narrows toward the Winnipesaukee River in central New Hampshire, this view shows a shoreline that drew summer visitors for decades. The name refers to fish weirs, traps of stakes and nets set across the narrows, a practice that predates the area's growth as a resort. By the early 1900s, rail lines and steamboats had brought vacationers to the lake, and the Detroit Publishing Company sold views like this one to railroads and travel promoters. The large 8 by 10 inch glass negative preserves fine detail in the water and along the shore.

Created / published[1906?]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreCityscape photographs.Dry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 2989" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034167. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsLakes & ponds.United States--New Hampshire--Winnipesaukee, Lake.United States--New Hampshire--Weirs.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-67257

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