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[Adirondack Mts., N.Y.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Adirondack Mts., N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Adirondack Mts., 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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A window into the past: [Adirondack Mts., N.Y.], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Shot on an 8 by 10 inch glass dry plate, this view pairs a waterfront with mountains rising behind it, the kind of lake-and-peak scene that drew visitors to northern New York. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made and sold views of American scenery in the early 1900s, used large-format negatives like this one to document resort regions reached by rail. The Adirondacks, a wilderness of lakes and forested ridges, were becoming a popular summer destination for travelers seeking cool air and time on the water. The large plate size preserves fine detail in the water and the hillsides.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. WHJ 897" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032932. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsMountains. Waterfronts.United States--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66342

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