View from Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, Western Summit in the distance – Historic Reproduction
![View from Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, Western Summit in the distance, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e6/e65743c9310a-L.webp)
(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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View from Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, Western Summit in the distance
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Zephyr Cove, on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe, is the vantage point here, with the distant Western Summit rising beyond the water. This half of a stereograph was published around 1866 as part of the "Gems of California Scenery" series, and the Library of Congress holds only this one card of the pair. Albumen prints like this were mounted on cards and viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the lake and mountains a sense of depth. In the 1860s, Tahoe was drawing growing attention from travelers and photographers, and views like this one helped shape how the region was pictured for people far away. The catalog record's details come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 673. LOT subdivision subject: Lake Tahoe. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,477 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115696 |
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