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Minnetonka – Vintage Print

Minnetonka, 1894 Aug. 4. — historic photograph
Minnetonka, 1894 Aug. 4.. 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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Titled *Minnetonka* and dated August 4, 1894, this 8 by 10 inch glass negative shows a sailing scene that the record links, with some uncertainty, to a regatta of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club. The numbers 94 and 119 appear on the negative, probably marking competing boats, and the catalogers describe the class as 21 feet. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made views of American scenery and recreation from the 1890s into the early 1900s, is credited on the basis of style rather than a catalog number, so the attribution is best read as likely rather than certain. The negative was given to the State Historical Society of Colorado in 1949.

Created / published1894 Aug. 4.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
Genre'94" and "119" on negative. Probably an Indian Harbor Yacht Club regatta. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
NotesAttribution based on style of title and numbering. 21 ft.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-71150

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