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2 1880s Large Mounted Photos of Adirondack Mt. Resort by W.H. Rau
2 1880s Large Mounted Photos of Adirondack Mt. Resort by W.H. Rau

2 1880s Large Mounted Photos of Adirondack Mt. Resort by W.H. Rau

$ 29.04

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    Description

    This lot contains two large mounted photos of what appears to be a newly built resort in the mountains. When I got these photos many years ago, I was told the resort was in the Adirondack Mountains but I have not been able to identify where. The photos were taken by William Herman Rau (W.H. Rau stamped on the photos), a prominent Philadelphia photographer during the late 19th century and early 20th century. These two photos date to right around 1885-1891. Rau was later the official photographer for the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Lehigh Valley Railroad during the 1890s, for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904, and for the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland in 1905. Many of his stereoviews and some of his photos are in the Library of Congress.
    The mounts measure 9” x 7”. One has a ¾” crack on the side. Otherwise, the mounts and images are in good condition with very good contrast. The back of the mounts are blank except for my pencil notation of the location.