Mountain Lake, Va. – Historic Reproduction
(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: Mountain Lake, Va., preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Mountain Lake, Va.
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Mountain Lake, a natural lake in the high country of Giles County, Virginia, drew summer visitors who came to stay at the resort hotel on its shore. This long panoramic print, measuring 10 by 28 inches, was made by the Haines Photo Co., a firm known for wide-format views, and it was registered for copyright on July 10, 1914. Panoramas like this were popular souvenirs of hotels and their grounds in the early twentieth century, when railroads and improved roads made mountain resorts fashionable. The wide format keeps the lake and its surroundings in one continuous view.
| Created / published | c1914. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 10 x 28 in. |
| Genre | Panoramic photographs.Gelatin silver prints. |
| Notes | J194218 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; July 10, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44823. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O. No. 3. |
| Subjects | Hotels.United States--Virginia--Mountain Lake. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,285 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-206872 |
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