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[Boat house at Rogers' Rock, Lake George, N.Y.] – Historic Print

[Boat house at Rogers' Rock, Lake George, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Boat house at Rogers' Rock, 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Boat house at Rogers' Rock, Lake George, N.Y.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Boat house at Rogers' Rock, Lake George, N.Y.]

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Few spots on Lake George carry as much frontier history as Rogers' Rock, a rocky shoreline landmark named for Robert Rogers and his Rangers, who operated in the region during the French and Indian War. This glass negative, made sometime between 1900 and 1910, shows a boat house at the rock while the lake was becoming a popular summer resort destination. The Detroit Publishing Company, which produced many scenic views of American resorts and landmarks, recorded the scene as part of its travel photography. Notice the motorboats listed among the subjects, a sign of how pleasure traffic on the lake was changing in the early twentieth century.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 1835" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033355. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsLakes & ponds. Piers & wharves. Boathouses. Motorboats.United States--New York (State)--George, Lake.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66643

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