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Kineo Promontory and settlement from near face of mountain, Moosehead – Antique Print

Kineo Promontory and settlement from near face of mountain, Moosehead, [between 1884 and 1891] — historic photograph
Kineo Promontory and settlement from near face of mountain, Moosehead, [between 1884 and 1891]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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Step back in time with Kineo Promontory and settlement from near face of mountain, Moosehead, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Kineo Promontory and settlement from near face of mountain, Moosehead

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This view looks toward Kineo, the steep rock promontory that rises from the shore of Moosehead Lake in western Maine. The mountain's dark stone was prized long before the photographer arrived, since Wabanaki people quarried it to make tools and points. By the time this picture was taken, between 1884 and 1891, the lake had become a popular summer destination for sportsmen and vacationers, and a large resort hotel on the promontory drew visitors arriving by rail and steamer. The album caption and its tracings are unverified, so the exact vantage point is best read from the image itself.

Created / published[between 1884 and 1891]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1880-1900.
NotesIn album. Formerly identified as vol. 1. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and from item. Caption card tracings: Maine; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,175 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-116706

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