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[Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., Great Asquam [i.e. Squam] from Shepard Hill] – Antique Print

[Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., Great Asquam [i.e. Squam] from Shepard Hill], [between 1890 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., Great Asquam [i.e. Squam] from Shepard Hill], [between 1890 and 1910]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., Great Asquam [i.e. Squam] from Shepard Hill] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Squam Lake, in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, is the focus of this view taken from Shepard Hill, a high vantage that lets the eye sweep across the water and its wooded shoreline. The picture is one of the glass-plate negatives made by the Detroit Publishing Company, which between about 1890 and 1910 produced a vast catalog of American scenery, towns, and tourist destinations for sale as photochrome prints and postcards. Such views were aimed at a growing class of summer travelers drawn by the cooler air and clear water of the northern lakes. The 8-by-10-inch glass negative preserves the sharp detail and tonal range that made the company's large-format work prized.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 2935 A" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 34155; devised by cataloger. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsLakes & ponds.United States--New Hampshire--Squam Lake.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-67246

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