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Reception parlor, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y. – Antique Wall Art

Reception parlor, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y., [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
Reception parlor, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y., [between 1900 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Lake George 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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Step back in time with Reception parlor, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y., a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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This view turns from the lake to the interior of the Fort William Henry Hotel's reception parlor in Lake George, New York. The hotel sat on the grounds of the British fort that was besieged and surrendered to the French in 1757, an event that inspired James Fenimore Cooper's novel *The Last of the Mohicans*. By the turn of the century, the lake had become a fashionable summer resort, and hotels like this one drew visitors from New York and beyond. The Detroit Publishing Company made large glass-plate views like this one to showcase such destinations to travelers and promoters.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesG 5451" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071157. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsHotels. Resorts. Parlors.United States--New York (State)--Lake George.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-72540

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