Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title Laurel House & Kaaterskill Falls from Prospect Rock, [Catskills] [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1882
Date August 14, 1882
Physical Description 1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description Glass negative showing a wooded hillside with Laurel House and Kaaterskill Falls visible near the top of the hill. Tree branches in the foreground frame the photograph. Built by Peter Schutt in 1852, the Laurel House was originally a small boarding house. Jacob Fromer purchased the house in 1871, and after enlarging it 1881-1884, the hotel housed up to 300 visitors. It operated until 1965 when, after being obtained by the State of New York, it was intentionally burned in 1967 to make way for Laurel House Campgrounds.
Notes Photographer remarks: Nearer view than No. 26 & therefore better. Good picture. Varnished.
Time: 3:30 P.M.
Light: Faint sunlight
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject Laurel House (Catskill Mountains, N.Y.)
Mountains -- New York (State)
Waterfalls -- New York (State)
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Genre Glass negatives.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.31]
Accession number P.9895.31