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[Lower Saranac Lake, the [Hotel] Ampersand, Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.] – Historic Print

[Lower Saranac Lake, the [Hotel] Ampersand, Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Lower Saranac Lake, the [Hotel] Ampersand, Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Adirondacks 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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The Hotel Ampersand stood on the shore of Lower Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, and this glass negative shows its lakefront with a few canoes drawn up nearby. Between 1900 and 1910, the Adirondacks drew steady numbers of summer visitors who came by rail to escape the city, and hotels like this one depended on that trade. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made the picture, produced many views of American resorts and scenic places for railroads and travel promotion. The large 8 x 10 inch plate preserves fine detail in the water, boats, and buildings.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. WHJ-861" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032918. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsLakes & ponds. Hotels. Canoes.United States--New York (State)--Saranac Lakes.United States--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66329

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