Lake Tahoe, Calif. - view from Sierra Rocks, eastern shore looking north toward Rocky Point – Historic Print
![Lake Tahoe, Calif. - view from Sierra Rocks, eastern shore looking north toward Rocky Point, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8a/8aa0339716ba-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Lake Tahoe, Calif. - view from Sierra Rocks, eastern shore looking north toward Rocky Point. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Lake Tahoe, Calif. - view from Sierra Rocks, eastern shore looking north toward Rocky Point
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From the Sierra Rocks on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe, this 1866 view looks north over the water toward Rocky Point. It is one half of a stereographic pair, catalogued as no. 682 in the *Gems of California Scenery* series, and the Library holds only this side. Albumen prints like this were sold to Americans who viewed them through a stereoscope at home, which brought the Sierra landscape into parlors far from California. The caption details come from an old card that was later revised, so some specifics may not be fully verified.
| 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. 682. LOT subdivision subject: Lake Tahoe. This record contains unverified data from old caption card, with subsequent revisions. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,485 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114093 |
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