Fallen Leaf Lake and Tahlac Mt., Valley of Lake Tahoe – Vintage Wall Art
![Fallen Leaf Lake and Tahlac Mt., Valley of Lake Tahoe, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/63/63f78dc422f5-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: Fallen Leaf Lake and Tahlac Mt., Valley of Lake Tahoe, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Fallen Leaf Lake and Tahlac Mt., Valley of Lake Tahoe
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Fallen Leaf Lake, a small mountain lake south of Lake Tahoe, lies beneath the peak the caption calls Tahlac, better known today as Mount Tallac. The picture is only one half of a stereographic pair, two nearly identical views that a stereoscope fused into a single image with depth. It was published in 1866 as part of the Gems of California Scenery series, when Tahoe was drawing more visitors and albumen prints were the common medium for mass-produced scenic views. The caption data was recorded long ago and has not been fully verified, so the date and series details are best read as the publisher's own labeling.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 647. LOT subdivision subject: Fallen Leaf Lake. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,382 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115530 |
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