Lake Shore Drive Mirror Lake, New York, 1911 – Vintage 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 Lake Shore Drive Mirror Lake, New York, 1911 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Lake Shore Drive, Mirror Lake from L.P.C.
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Lake Shore Drive Mirror Lake, New York, 1911
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Mirror Lake sits beside the village of Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York, and by 1911 the district lived mainly on summer visitors. The Delaware and Hudson Railroad had reached Lake Placid in the 1890s, bringing city families who stayed in large hotels and boarding houses and spent their days on the water, on hikes, and at lakeside drives. Lake Placid Club, founded in 1895 by Melvil Dewey, had drawn a steady following of educators and well-to-do guests who valued the quiet of the mountains. Local men earned wages as guides, boatmen, carpenters, and hotel staff, and the seasonal rhythm of arrivals and departures set the pace of town life. Lake Shore Drive, the road running along the water's edge, was one of the places where visitors went to see the lake and the surrounding peaks.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Creator | beach, h. m. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,308 × 858 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Lake Shore Drive, Mirror Lake from L.P.C. |
| Reference | NY Lake Shore Drive Mirror Lake 1911 |
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