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[Old studio of artist Hall, near Palenville, Catskill Mts., N.Y.] – Vintage Print

[Old studio of artist Hall, near Palenville, Catskill Mts., N.Y.], [between 1895 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Old studio of artist Hall, near Palenville, Catskill Mts., N.Y.], [between 1895 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Catskills 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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A window into the past: [Old studio of artist Hall, near Palenville, Catskill Mts., N.Y.], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Old studio of artist Hall, near Palenville, Catskill Mts., N.Y.]

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This glass negative records a painter's studio tucked into the Catskill landscape near Palenville, with a river and bridge in view, which places the building within the Kaaterskill Clove. The subject is George Henry Hall (1825-1913), a painter whose career was closely tied to the Catskills and the wider Hudson River tradition of landscape art. Photographs like this one, made for the Detroit Publishing Company between about 1895 and 1910, were often sold as souvenir views of resort-era destinations. Such views help show how artists' retreats in the mountains were documented for visitors and admirers at the turn of the century.

Created / published[between 1895 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 416 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032834. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsHall, George Henry,--1825-1913. Artists' studios. Mountains. Rivers. Bridges.United States--New York (State)--Catskill Mountains.United States--New York (State)--Kaaterskill Clove.United States--New York (State)--Palenville.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66261

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