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Hotel Royal Palm [i.e. Royal Palm Hotel], Miami, Fla. – Vintage Print

Hotel Royal Palm [i.e. Royal Palm Hotel], Miami, Fla., c1904. — historic photograph
Hotel Royal Palm [i.e. Royal Palm Hotel], Miami, Fla., c1904.. 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 historic photograph of Hotel Royal Palm [i.e. Royal Palm Hotel], Miami, Fla. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Hotel Royal Palm [i.e. Royal Palm Hotel], Miami, Fla.

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The Royal Palm Hotel stood on the Miami River where it meets Biscayne Bay, and this glass negative shows the resort at the height of its popularity as a winter destination. Henry Flagler, who extended his railroad down the Florida coast, opened the hotel in 1897 to draw wealthy northern visitors to a town that was then little more than a settlement. The Detroit Publishing Company, which photographed American scenery and resorts for sale to travelers and publishers, made the picture around 1904. Its large 8 by 10 inch format captures the hotel's grounds and waterfront in fine detail.

Created / publishedc1904.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes144" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017821. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsHotels. Resorts. Waterfronts.United States--Florida--Miami.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-61485

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