Carnegie Lake, Princeton, New Jersey, 1908 – 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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This rare historic image captures Carnegie Lake, Princeton, New Jersey, 1908 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: [Four eight-oared shells on Carnegie Lake, Princeton, N.J.]
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Carnegie Lake, Princeton, New Jersey, 1908
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Princeton, New Jersey, in 1908 was a college town of a few thousand residents, built around Princeton University, whose students and faculty made up much of its population and shaped its civic life. That year Carnegie Lake, a artificial lake created by damming Stony Brook with funds from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, gave the university a racing course for its crews and a broad, open stretch of water for recreation. Woodrow Wilson, then the university's president, was pressing reforms in undergraduate teaching and campus life, and the lake became part of the athletic and social scene that drew students and townspeople to its shores. Visitors arrived by way of the Pennsylvania Railroad's branch line from Trenton, which linked the campus to the wider region. Locals would have known the lake as the place where rowing crews trained and where winter skating drew crowds.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | r.h. rose & son |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New Jersey |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,378 × 1,903 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Four eight-oared shells on Carnegie Lake, Princeton, N.J.] |
| Reference | NJ Carnegie Lake, Princeton 1908 |
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