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Half through the cedars, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y. – Historic Reproduction

Half through the cedars, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y., [between 1900 and 1905] — historic photograph
Half through the cedars, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y., [between 1900 and 1905]. 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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Half through the cedars, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y.

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Cedars partly screen the Fort William Henry Hotel in this view, which gives the picture its title, *Half through the cedars*. The hotel stood on the shore of Lake George in New York's Adirondack region, near the site of the colonial fort besieged in 1757 during the French and Indian War. By the turn of the twentieth century, resort hotels like this one drew summer visitors from the cities, and the Detroit Publishing Company made many such views for the tourist trade. The glass negative shows how the resort presented itself, with its shaded grounds and landscaping as much a subject as the building.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1905]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes211" and "Detroit Photographic Co." on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017786. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsResorts.United States--New York (State)--Lake George.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan812 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-61450

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