Birdseye view of Elka Park, New York, 1898 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Birdseye view of Elka Park, New York, 1898, a historic image rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Birdseye view of Elka Park
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Birdseye view of Elka Park, New York, 1898
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In 1898, Elka Park was a young summer colony in the Greene County hills of the Catskills, a few hours by rail up the Hudson from New York City. Like many nearby communities, it depended on the summer trade that the mountain railroads had brought after the 1880s, when city families began renting cottages and boarding houses for the hot months. Life there centered on cottages, shaded lawns, walking paths, and the social calendar of a resort that drew professional families seeking cooler air and a quieter setting than the city. Across the region, the boarding-house and hotel business shaped local work, from carpentry and dairy farming to laundry, cooking, and hauling. The panoramic view records a community still taking shape, with its buildings and streets set against the wooded slopes that visitors came to see.
| Created / published | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bickelmann, c. o. (conrad o.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 2,109 px · prints to 18 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Birdseye view of Elka Park |
| Reference | NY 1898 Birdseye view of Elka Park |
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