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Mission Pt. [Point], a Mackinac cat, Mackinac Island, Mich. – Antique Wall Art

Mission Pt. [Point], a Mackinac cat, Mackinac Island, Mich., c1908. — historic photograph
Mission Pt. [Point], a Mackinac cat, Mackinac Island, Mich., c1908.. Historic photograph from the Mackinac Island 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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Step back in time with Mission Pt. [Point], a Mackinac cat, Mackinac Island, Mich., a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Mission Pt. [Point], a Mackinac cat, Mackinac Island, Mich.

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The view centers on Mission Point, a shoreline spot on the northeast side of Mackinac Island, where a small boat harbor and wharf served summer visitors. The photograph's title identifies one of the moored vessels as a "Mackinac cat," a local sailing type, which places it among the yachts and pleasure craft that gathered at the island in the early 1900s. By then Mackinac had become a popular resort reached by steamer from Detroit and Chicago, and its harbors were busy with holiday traffic. The image comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers documented American resorts and scenery around 1900 to 1910 for commercial sale.

Created / publishedc1908.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesG 4441" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070707. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsYachts. Piers & wharves. Harbors.United States--Michigan--Mackinac Island.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-72270

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