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[Willow Arch (a Berkshire roadway), Stockbridge, Mass.] – Antique Wall Art

[Willow Arch (a Berkshire roadway), Stockbridge, Mass.], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Willow Arch (a Berkshire roadway), Stockbridge, Mass.], [between 1900 and 1915]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Willow Arch (a Berkshire roadway), Stockbridge, Mass.] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Willow Arch (a Berkshire roadway), Stockbridge, Mass.]

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A living canopy of willows bends over this Berkshire road in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, turning an ordinary country lane into a shaded tunnel. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this 8 by 10 inch glass negative between about 1900 and 1915, specialized in views of American towns, scenery, and travel destinations. Stockbridge, in the hills of western Massachusetts, drew summer visitors in those years, and scenes like this one helped promote the region's rural charm. The picture is a useful record of how a tree-lined road looked before widespread automobile traffic reshaped such routes.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 8689" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 500086. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsRoads. Willows.United States--Massachusetts--Stockbridge.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-74508

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