Rhododendron walk, Mt. Pocono, Pa. – Historic 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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Rhododendron walk, Mt. Pocono, Pa.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Rhododendron walk, Mt. Pocono, Pa.
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A path lined with rhododendron bushes leads through the woods at Mount Pocono, in the Pennsylvania hills, and this print preserves that scene in color. Around 1902, the Detroit Photographic Company produced it using photochrom, a process that combined a black-and-white photographic negative with hand-applied color stones and inks. The company's color views of resorts and scenic spots were sold as souvenirs and travel keepsakes, and the Poconos drew summer visitors from nearby cities who came by rail for cool mountain air. Notice how the shrubs frame the path and draw the eye deeper into the trees.
| Created / published | c1902. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom. |
| Genre | Photochrom prints Color 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Copyright by Detroit Photographic Company. No. 53889. |
| Subjects | Parks--Pennsylvania--Mount Pocono--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,135 × 1,432 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217802 |
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