The stunning scenery of the Adirondacks suited the postcard perfectly, making the medium the primary method park visitors used to correspond with family and friends, whether on a trip for healing from tuberculosis and other breathing ...
It appears to be framed in timber and topped with an unusually and unnecessarily high peaked roof . Unlike the more traditional open camp , the siding appears to have been applied to the framing and does not appear to be supporting the ...
Frank enjoyed photographing wildlife in the Adirondacks and compiled an album of photo postcards he had taken of local animals for his and his family's own pleasure ( illus . 2.15 ) . William did not photograph animals except for his ...
It is also the story of man's struggle with and passion for the natural world.
The Adirondacks, 1830-1930
Thirty-two miles long and dotted with hundreds of wooded islands, Lake George is nestled within the eastern mountain range of New York’s historic Adirondack Park.
By the early 19th century, Queensbury consisted of several small hamlets and the village of Glens Falls, which grew into an industrial and commercial center.
Situated south of Montreal and north of the Adirondacks, Clinton County boasts beautiful lake and mountain vistas.
Between 1930 and 1949 , Emporium sold its cut - over timberlands to the state and to other woodindustry buyers . DATORIUM FOR CRANBERRILAKE , N. Pot makenne Pat McKenney , Emporium Lumber Company forester ,.
Scherelene L. Schatz. INTRODUCTION. The postcards in this book trace the history of the Adirondacks by region beginning with the late 1800s through the 1950s. The cards reflect as well the development of the postcard itself, spanning the ...