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[The Algonquin from Oswego Point, Adirondacks, N.Y.] – Historic Reproduction

[The Algonquin from Oswego Point, Adirondacks, N.Y.], [between 1905 and 1920] — historic photograph
[The Algonquin from Oswego Point, Adirondacks, N.Y.], [between 1905 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the Adirondacks 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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This rare historic photograph captures [The Algonquin from Oswego Point, Adirondacks, N.Y.] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[The Algonquin from Oswego Point, Adirondacks, N.Y.]

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Oswego Point on Saranac Lake gives this view its setting, with the Algonquin hotel near the water and a motorboat working the lake in front of it. The Adirondack resorts of the early twentieth century drew summer guests by rail and steamer, and the Saranac Lakes region was also known for its sanatoriums and cure cottages for tuberculosis patients. The Detroit Publishing Company made views like this to promote travel, and the motorboat in the scene marks a period when gasoline launches were becoming a common sight on Adirondack waters.

Created / published[between 1905 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 5443" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036926. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsHotels. Lakes & ponds. Motorboats. Resorts.United States--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains.United States--New York (State)--Saranac Lakes.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-68230

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