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Silver Bay Hotel, Lake George, N.Y. – Historic Print

Silver Bay Hotel, Lake George, N.Y., c[1906] — historic photograph
Silver Bay Hotel, Lake George, N.Y., c[1906]. Historic photograph from the Lake George 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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Silver Bay Hotel, Lake George, N.Y. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Silver Bay Hotel, Lake George, N.Y.

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The Silver Bay Hotel sat on the western shore of Lake George in New York's Adirondack foothills, a spot the Detroit Publishing Company photographed around 1906 as part of its large catalog of American resorts and scenic sites. The company's 8 by 10 inch glass plate negatives were prized for their sharp detail, and its views were widely sold as postcards and travel prints. Lake George had drawn steamboat excursions and summer visitors since the early 1800s, and hotels like this one were central to the region's tourism. The property's later use as a summer conference center adds another layer to its history.

Created / publishedc[1906]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesLetter 'B' after title. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019765. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsHotels.United States--New York (State)--Silver Bay.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-63102

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