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The Wharf at Melvin [i.e. Tuftonboro], Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H. – Antique Wall Art

The Wharf at Melvin [i.e. Tuftonboro], Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., c[1906] — historic photograph
The Wharf at Melvin [i.e. Tuftonboro], Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., c[1906]. 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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The Wharf at Melvin [i.e. Tuftonboro], Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.

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A wooden wharf reaching out over Lake Winnipesaukee in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, is the subject of this view, which the catalog records under the earlier place name "Melvin." The Detroit Publishing Company made photographs like this around 1906 to show the country's scenic and resort destinations, and it sold many of them to railroads and travel promoters. Lake Winnipesaukee, the largest lake in the state, drew summer visitors by steamer and rail in that era, and a landing like this one was where passengers and supplies came ashore. The 8 x 10 inch glass negative records the fine detail of the planks and shoreline.

Created / publishedc[1906]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesCorresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30458. 2983" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018956. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsLakes & ponds. Piers & wharves.United States--New Hampshire--Winnipesaukee, Lake.United States--New Hampshire--Tuftonboro.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62425

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