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The Royal Poinciana from Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Fla. – Vintage Wall Art

The Royal Poinciana from Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Fla., [between 1900 and 1905] — historic photograph
The Royal Poinciana from Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Fla., [between 1900 and 1905]. 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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A window into the past: The Royal Poinciana from Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Fla., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The Royal Poinciana from Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Fla.

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Seen from Lake Worth, the Royal Poinciana Hotel rises on the Palm Beach shore, with steam yachts on the water in front of it. Henry Flagler, who extended his railroad down Florida's east coast, built the hotel in 1894, and for years it was among the largest wooden hotels in the world. The Detroit Publishing Company, a commercial firm known for its travel views, made this 8 by 10 inch glass negative around 1900 to 1905, when wealthy winter visitors from the North were arriving by train in growing numbers.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1905]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesCorresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30845. 126" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 062081. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsHotels. Resorts. Lakes & ponds. Steam yachts.United States--Florida--Palm Beach.United States--Florida--Worth, Lake.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70827

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