NEW YORK POSTCARD - Lake George, NY

• This is and antique souvenir folder type booklet (6.75" x just under 4" x .25") where the pages are folded like an accordion and can be opened to reveal a long strip of images (each with a description) - most with S R Stoddard & dated between 1889/1905 in the pixs.  First page has Copyright 1907 by S R Stoddard Glenns Falls, NY
• They are:
• Lake George from the south. First glimpse from the trolley near Fort Gage
• Bloody Pond is 2 miles south of Lake George on the Glens Falls Road. Party of Frenchman, surprised here in 1755 by the English, failed to get away. Bodies were thrown into the water and turned it read. Looks pretty enough but, they say skulls and things at bottom, and makes you feel creepy down your back
• Fort William Henry Hotel - cottage and casino at right
• Fort William Henry was built in 1755 by Sir William Johnson. Was nearly Square, of logs, banked and covered with sand. A deep ditch was on three sides, the fourth descended into the lake. It repelled Vaudreuils attack March 19, 1757 and capitualated to Montcalm August 9 following
• Lake George from the ruins of Fort William Henry. Looking north. Railroad station at right Iraq from which line steamer start on trip down the lake
• Steamer Sagamore.   Trip head of lake, two Baldwin mornings, connecting with Steamer Vermont on Lake Champlain, returning afternoons. 
• Steamers meeting at Ripleys Point. Steamer Horicon approaching. Steamer  Horicon makes same trip as Sagamore in reverse order, leaving Baldwin in the morning and returning afternoon
• Sunset view on Kaatskill Bay
• Hotel Marion, Westside, NY
• Approaching Dome Island from the south. (write up lists out the different points in the view) 
• Recluse Island belongs to HON PLINY J SEXTON of Palmyra (island was subject of hoax of 1868, reported as sunk)
• Lake View, Bolton on Lake George
• Sagamore Landing, Sagamore, NY
• Among the islands of the Narrows. Phantom Island at the left, Gem Island directly ahead with Big Burnt Island beyond
• Camp in the Narrows - 300 woodsy Islands to pick from free as air
• Elephant mountain from Huletts Landing
• Sabbath Day Point.  1758 Abercrombie with his splendidly equipped army of 15,000 men landed for rest and refreshment. In July of the following year Amherst with 1,200 men landed and passed the Sabbath with appropriate religious ceremonies
• Silver Bay - belongs to the Silver Bay Assoc for Christian conferences and training
• South from Trout House, Hague
• Island Harbor, Hague - on the back of the Waltonian Islands
• Anthony's nose pushed right out into Lake George nearly a mile from the east shore

On the back side.....

• Rogers, the Ranger, it is told, was pursued by savages one Winters Day and came to the brow of this cliff. He sent his luggage tumbling over, turn heel for toe on his snow shoes, and, discending through a ravine what the south, regained his pack below. The Indians following found where two had apparently come together and fallen to their death. When they saw the major making off on the ice, seemingly uninjured, they concluded he must be divinely protected and gave up the chase that's why they call it Rogers slide
• Blurb about the New Fort William Henry Hotel (William P Chase, proprietor - also proprietor of the Hotel Grenoble in NYC)
• Blurb about Hotel Marion (rates $3 up per day - $15 per week single, $28 up double.  Address Jos H Marvel, Mgr Westside, NYU
• Blurb about Lake View House at Bolton-on-Lake George (will accommodate 100. Long distance phone in the house. $10 to $15 per week.  Transient $2 to $3 per day - R J Brown proprietor - There is no bar at Lake View
• Blurb & picture of Hulett House with 10 cottages accommodates 250 - (shows rates including season rates) Henry W Buckell of Huletts Landing, NY for particulars
• Blurb about Sabbath Day Point (shows rates) address F E Carney Sabbath Day Point
• Blurb about Island Harbor (shows rates - Address B A Clifton, Hague, NY
• The red covers to this boolet are heavy stock but because the folded sheets were shorter the top and bottom turn in a bit - but considering the age......it really is in good shape.  The title is inside a rectangle with the words LAKE GEORGE, drawn flowers and a circle with S R S (his initials) - as well as portraying wood grain in red/black....quite unique.
• spine has a little of the color worn off
• As you can see, a lot of time has been spent on this listing but if you are familiar with the area, more can be gleaned. It really is a fantastic rendition of the Lake George area back in the day.
• Please note that the majority of the cards are over 50 years old and as such, are sold AS IS. Tears will be noted but it would be too timely to note each fault on every card.  If condition is important to you - contact us with our number in the title & what it is that you would like to know or what it is that you would like pictured more closely.

• Again, because of the age of the cards - they are noted as being USED - no matter if they are written on or not.