Catskill Mountain House, New York, 1897 – Vintage Photo Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Catskill Mountain House, New York, 1897. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: South Mt., Otis elevating railway, Catskill Mountain House, North Mt.
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Catskill Mountain House, New York, 1897
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The Catskill Mountain House, perched on a ledge of the Catskill escarpment above the Hudson Valley, was a summer resort in 1897 that drew visitors from New York City and Albany. Charles L. Beach had opened the hotel in the 1820s, and by the 1890s it was a fixture of the region's tourist trade, along with neighboring hotels in the Kaaterskill and Palenville area. Visitors reached the heights by stagecoach and rail. The Otis Elevating Railway, which opened in 1892, hauled passengers and freight up the steep slope from Palenville, and the rail line into the valley made the mountain houses easier to reach than ever. Many Americans knew the view from the ledge through the paintings of the Hudson River School, which had made the Catskills a symbol of the American landscape.
| Created / published | 1897 |
|---|---|
| Creator | loeffler, a. (august) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,758 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | South Mt., Otis elevating railway, Catskill Mountain House, North Mt. |
| Reference | NY Catskill Mountain House 1897 |
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