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The Grotto, Hotel Champlain, N.Y. – Vintage Wall Art

The Grotto, Hotel Champlain, N.Y., [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
The Grotto, Hotel Champlain, N.Y., [between 1900 and 1910]. 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 Grotto, Hotel Champlain, N.Y.

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The Grotto at Hotel Champlain is a view of a rustic, cave-like feature on the grounds of a resort on Bluff Point, on the western shore of Lake Champlain in northern New York. The hotel drew summer visitors who came by steamer and rail to enjoy the lake air and the scenery, and its grounds included picturesque spots like this one, built to be photographed and admired. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made many views of American resorts and landscapes in the early 1900s, recorded such places for travelers and promotional use. This 8 x 10 inch glass negative shows the kind of carefully composed tourist scene that defined the era's resort photography.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes3622 B" on negative. Corresponding glass transparency available on videodisc frame 1A- 30849. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 062762. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsResorts. Hotels. Porches.United States--New York (State)--Bluff Point.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-71420

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