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[South from Shelving Rock, Lake George, N.Y.] – Historic Print

[South from Shelving Rock, Lake George, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[South from Shelving Rock, Lake George, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910]. 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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Step back in time with [South from Shelving Rock, Lake George, N.Y.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[South from Shelving Rock, Lake George, N.Y.]

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Shelving Rock is a rocky bluff on the western shore of Lake George, and this view looks south from its ledges over the long, narrow lake and the surrounding Adirondack ridges. By the turn of the twentieth century, Lake George had become a popular resort destination, reached by steamboat and rail, and tourists came for scenery like this. The Detroit Publishing Company produced many such views for travelers and souvenir buyers, and this 8 x 10 inch glass negative is one of its survivors. Its catalog number and the Lake George subject make it a useful record of how the region was pictured for visitors at that time.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 1790" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033341. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsLakes & ponds. Mountains.United States--New York (State)--George, Lake.United States--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66630

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