Bell Isl fr Thousand Island House, New York, 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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Library of Congress record: View from Thousand Island House showing Belle Isle
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Bell Isl fr Thousand Island House, New York, 1908
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Bell Island, viewed from the Thousand Island House in 1908, sits in the St. Lawrence River among the islands near Alexandria Bay in Jefferson County, New York. By then the region had become a summer resort, drawing vacationers from New York, Philadelphia, and Montreal who arrived by rail and by river steamer. Hotels, cottages, and boathouses lined the shores, and the local economy leaned heavily on the seasonal crowd, along with fishing, boatbuilding, and guiding visitors among the channels. The river also carried the working traffic of the border, with commercial vessels and passenger steamers moving between the American and Canadian shores. In 1908, the islands were known to most Americans as a place to rest, boat, and spend a few weeks in the cool summer air.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | r.w. johnston studios |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,183 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | View from Thousand Island House showing Belle Isle |
| Reference | NY 1908 Bell Isl fr Thousand Island House |
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