Seneca Lake & Watkins Glen, New York, 1896 – 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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Step back in time with Seneca Lake & Watkins Glen, New York, 1896, a historic image rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Seneca Lake & Watkins
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Seneca Lake & Watkins Glen, New York, 1896
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Watkins Glen, at the southern end of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York, was a small village in 1896 whose fortunes rested on a few steady sources. The gorge that gave the town its name had become a popular resort, drawing summer visitors who rode the railroad up from the cities to walk its stone stairways and waterfalls. Seneca Lake itself carried lumber, grain, and freight, and the lakefront and rail lines tied the village to larger markets to the north and south. William Herman Rau, a Philadelphia photographer known for his views of the region's landscapes and towns, made panoramic images like this one to show the lake and its shoreline to residents and to the tourists who came to see them.
| Created / published | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Creator | rau, william herman |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,812 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Seneca Lake & Watkins |
| Reference | NY 1896 Seneca Lake & Watkins Glen |
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