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[Lone birch, Mackinac Island, Mich., The] – Vintage Print

[Lone birch, Mackinac Island, Mich., The], [between 1900 and 1906] — historic photograph
[Lone birch, Mackinac Island, Mich., The], [between 1900 and 1906]. Historic photograph from the Mackinac Island 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 [Lone birch, Mackinac Island, Mich., The]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Lone birch, Mackinac Island, Mich., The]

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A single birch stands out in this view of Mackinac Island, which sits in the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. The picture survives as an 8 by 10 inch glass dry plate negative made by the Detroit Publishing Company, which sent photographers across the country in the early 1900s to record scenic places for travel promotion. By then Mackinac was a popular summer destination, known for its forests, shoreline, and steamboat arrivals. The record dates the negative only to between 1900 and 1906, placing it in the years when the company's views were widely circulated.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1906]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 3193" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019037. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsTrees. Lakes & ponds.United States--Michigan--Mackinac Island.United States--Michigan--Huron, Lake.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan806 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62503

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