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Kittatinny Hotel [i.e. House], Delaware Water Gap, Pa. – Antique Print

Kittatinny Hotel [i.e. House], Delaware Water Gap, Pa., c1909. — historic photograph
Kittatinny Hotel [i.e. House], Delaware Water Gap, Pa., c1909.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Kittatinny Hotel [i.e. House], Delaware Water Gap, Pa. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Kittatinny Hotel [i.e. House], Delaware Water Gap, Pa.

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Set in the Delaware Water Gap, where the Delaware River cuts through the Kittatinny Ridge on the Pennsylvania-New Jersey line, the Kittatinny House was one of the resort hotels that drew summer visitors to the area. Railroad service in the mid-1800s turned the gap into a popular retreat for city dwellers escaping heat and noise. This view was made around 1909 by the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm that photographed American towns, resorts and scenery for sale to travelers and publishers. It was captured on an 8 by 10 inch glass dry plate negative, a format that recorded fine architectural and landscape detail.

Created / publishedc1909.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDetroit Publishing Co. no. 071485. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsHotels. Resorts. Rivers.United States--Pennsylvania--Delaware Water Gap.United States--Pennsylvania--Delaware River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-72824

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