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[Green Island from Bolton Hill, Lake George, N.Y.] – Antique Print

[Green Island from Bolton Hill, Lake George, N.Y.], [1904?] — historic photograph
[Green Island from Bolton Hill, Lake George, N.Y.], [1904?]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Green Island from Bolton Hill, Lake George, N.Y.] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Green Island from Bolton Hill, Lake George, N.Y.]

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Green Island sits in the south end of Lake George, the long glacial lake in Warren County that became a favorite summer destination in the Adirondack foothills of New York. This view, taken from Bolton Hill, looks across the water toward the island and the surrounding peaks. The picture is an 8 x 10 inch glass dry plate negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, which produced many of the hand-colored and black-and-white scenic views sold to travelers and resorts around 1900 to 1910. Its date of about 1904 is an estimate, so it places the scene in the early years of the Lake George tourist boom, when steamboats and grand hotels drew visitors up from New York City.

Created / published[1904?]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 1781 A" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033329. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsLakes & ponds. Mountains.United States--New York (State)--George, Lake.United States--New York (State)--Warren County.United States--New York (State)--Green Island.United States--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 800 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66619

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