Glen Brook Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 1906 – Antique Photo Print
(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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This historic image of Glen Brook Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 1906 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Panorama of Glen Brook, Lake Tahoe
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Glen Brook Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 1906
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Glenbrook, on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, was a lumber and steamboat settlement in 1906, shaped by decades of logging that had supplied timber to the Comstock mines across the mountains. Mill operations and the lake's steamers tied the shoreline to Carson Valley and the wider Nevada economy, and the community's fortunes still rested on the timber trade. By the early twentieth century, the lake was also drawing summer visitors who came for the water and the mountain air, and resort hotels and cottages began to share the shore with the working mills. Residents of the time would have known Glenbrook as a company town on a remote lake, where the steady rhythm of cutting, hauling, and shipping set the pace of daily life.
| Created / published | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Creator | pillsbury picture co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Nevada |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,167 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panorama of Glen Brook, Lake Tahoe |
| Reference | NV Glen Brook Lake Tahoe 1906 |
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