Vintage Stereoview: Lewis Ore Beds

Lewis Ore Beds Stereoview - front — Lewis Ore Beds Stereoview – front (Credit: HAINES, 478 Broadway, Albany, NY) (Source: Geo Davis via Rosslyn Redux)

Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. We shared another old stereoview image last week. Do you like this one? We discovered this image in the digital collections of the New York Public Library.

This may be a difficult one to identify — do you recognize the site pictured in this old steroeview? Share your guesses and what you know! Here’s what the community already had to say:

Dianne Lansing: Just a guess…Grog Harbor?

Scottie Ginn: Right around there if not exactly there…

Tom Warner: Here is my guess. Has to be looking North and my guess right around where the old town beach was across from Tarts?

Frank Bertino: How about the Green Frog Camp in Essex?

See the back of the stereoview below where you can see the label which reads: “Lewis Ore-beds – Lewis Patent – Lake Champlain, Essex, Co. NY.”

Lewis Ore Beds Stereoview - back — Lewis Ore Beds Stereoview – back (Credit: HAINES, 478 Broadway, Albany, NY) (Source: Geo Davis via Rosslyn Redux)

The land is identified as called the “Lewis Patent” (named for Robert Lewis who was granted the land in 1789) and some research tells me that it was located on Split Rock Mountain land. Do you think that’s part of the mountain in the background?

You can learn more about the history of ore mining and that area by clicking here.

What is a Stereoview?

You may be wondering – just what is a stereoview? Historically, photographers once produced these double image cards to be used with a stereo viewer. The stereoview card was inserted into the device, and when looked through it gave the appearance of 3-D.

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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 Facebook or at Linked.in. Or email her at katie [@] essexeditions [dot] com.