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[Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain from Wilmington Notch, Adirondacks, N.Y.] – Antique Print

[Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain from Wilmington Notch, Adirondacks, N.Y.], [between 1905 and 1920] — historic photograph
[Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain from Wilmington Notch, Adirondacks, N.Y.], [between 1905 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the Adirondacks 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: [Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain from Wilmington Notch, Adirondacks, N.Y.], 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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[Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain from Wilmington Notch, Adirondacks, N.Y.]

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Whiteface Mountain, one of the high peaks of the Adirondacks, rises above the Wilmington Notch in this view, with the Ausable River system tying the valley together below. The Lake Placid area had become a popular summer resort by the early 1900s, drawing visitors by rail who wanted scenery to take home. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this glass negative, sold such views to travelers and tourist shops across the country. The record gives a date range of about 1905 to 1920, so the photograph captures the Adirondacks as the resort trade was growing.

Created / published[between 1905 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 5413" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036931. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsRivers. Mountains.United States--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains.United States--New York (State)--Ausable River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-68235

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