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Lake George, New York, circa 1908. "Ladies' parlor, Fort William Henry Hotel." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
As someone who has an entire bedroom set made of wicker, I truly feel for the maids who had to clean it. That junk is nearly impossibly to keep clean, tiny crevices galore.
Most of the decor looks pretty bland to me, with the exception of the critter hide stretched out on the center table. I'm just not seeing it - wicker, white curtains, and ... leather? Weird. I guess someone got a good deal on it.
A replacement hotel arose very quickly in 1910-11 and lasted until 1969 when the summer resort trade fell off and competition from newer (and cheaper) motels hurt the business. Two large fragments survived -- the service wing and the elaborate main dining room, which was made into the wing of a motel. Both these fragments have been incorporated into a recently built hotel and conference center which claims to "closely replicate" the 1910 building. Which it sort of does, in a cheap way.
The carpet looks new and the paint looks fresh. $30,000 was spent on refurbishing before the hotel opened for the 1909 summer season. Shortly after it did, it was destroyed by fire on June 24.
I'm underwhelmed by the ceiling light fixture. You would think the room deserved better. Maybe because the windows are so large artificial lighting wasn't a priority.
the men's smoking room? I want to see a picture of that one. I guess this is where needlework was done.
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