Vintage Postcard: View of Split Rock from Crater Club

Frequently we share a different historic image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia.

The caption on this black and white postcard states: “Split Rock from Crater Club, Essex, NY.”

Split Rock is a recognizable land feature jutting into Lake Champlain for many familiar with the area. You can see Split Rock Lighthouse just to the left of the center of the image; unless I’m mistaken? What do you think?

The Crater Club in Essex still exists today! This gives us a good understanding of where exactly this photograph was taken. But when?

The backside of the postcard says “Published by the Collotype Co. Elizabeth NJ and NY.” As you can see there is no message, so this one was never mailed. And there is no postage stamp with a date to help narrow the timeframe for the postcard’s creation either.

Vintage postcard: View of Split Rock from Crater Club (back) (Source: Geo Davis via Rosslyn Redux)

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About Katie Shepard

Passionate about reading and writing stories, Katie Shepard enjoys discovering more about her home while writing and editing for Essex on Lake Champlain. Katie graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2011 where she studied English literature, philosophy, and Asian studies. Her first book Essex, New York Architecture: A Doodler's Field Guide was published in 2015. Connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, or at Linked.in. Or email her at katie [@] essexeditions [dot] com.