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Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga, N.Y. – Historic Reproduction

Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga, N.Y., c1904. — historic photograph
Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga, N.Y., c1904.. Historic photograph from the Saratoga 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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This rare historic photograph captures Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga, N.Y. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga, N.Y.

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The Grand Union stood in Saratoga Springs, the mineral-spring resort town that drew wealthy summer visitors from New York City and beyond. Built in the 1870s, it was among the largest hotels of its day, with broad verandas where guests gathered to see and be seen. This c1904 glass negative from the Detroit Publishing Company captures the hotel at the height of the resort era, when Saratoga's hotels served as social centers through the summer season. The record suggests the scene may have been made during a political gathering, since the town's hotels often filled with party men and delegates in campaign years.

Created / publishedc1904.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesCorresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30200. Probably during Republican nomination of Teddy Roosevelt, cf. G 2325" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017899. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsHotels. Resorts.United States--New York (State)--Saratoga Springs.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 786 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-61520

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