Mountain Lake, Virginia, 1914 – 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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Mountain Lake, Virginia, 1914 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Mountain Lake, Va.
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Mountain Lake, Virginia, 1914
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Mountain Lake, in Giles County, Virginia, sat at roughly 4,000 feet in 1914, and visitors reached it by train and then by a steep mountain road that made the trip part of the summer's ritual. Many families brought household servants, trunks, and horses, so the grounds held a small working community of grooms, cooks, and laundresses who kept the guests comfortable. The mountain setting also drew people who wanted cooler air during the humid months, and the season's guest lists reflected the same families returning year after year. Across the surrounding ridges, road improvements were still slow, and the mountain roads remained rough for most travelers.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,959 px · prints to 18 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Mountain Lake, Va. |
| Reference | VA 1914a Mountain Lake |
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