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The Lake, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, Charleston, S.C. – Vintage Wall Art

The Lake, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, Charleston, S.C., c[1907] — historic photograph
The Lake, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, Charleston, S.C., c[1907]. Historic photograph from the Charleston 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The Lake, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, Charleston, S.C.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Canoes drift on still water beneath draping Spanish moss in this view of the lake at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, the plantation gardens on the Ashley River just outside Charleston. The garden's lakes and winding paths were a major attraction for visitors who came to see its azaleas and old live oaks, and the scene shows how the grounds were used for leisure as well as admired for their plantings. The picture was made around 1907 by the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for its widely sold views of American scenery and towns, and its glass negative records the kind of genteel southern landscape the company marketed to travelers.

Created / publishedc[1907]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesCorresponding glass transparency available on videodisc frame 1A- 30885. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070100. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsLakes & ponds. Spanish moss. Canoes. Gardens. Trails & paths.United States--South Carolina--Charleston.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-71693

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