Description: Lake Mohonk Mountain House, NEW YORK - 1944: The Mohonk Mountain House, also known as Lake Mohonk Mountain House, is an American resort hotel located south of the Catskill Mountains on the crest of the Shawangunk Ridge. The property lies at the junction of the towns of New Paltz, Marbletown, and Rochester. Begun in the 1870s as a small resort for family and friends by the Smiley brothers, it became so popular that it was enlarged many times. Because of the Smileys' love of the outdoor life, the area around the hotel was treated as an integral part of the attractions of the resort. Much of this area was planned as an experiment in conservation of the natural environment and as an educational tool for studying botany, geology, and outdoor living. The resort is located on the shore of Lake Mohonk, which is half a mile (800 m) long and 60 feet (18 m) deep. The main structure was built by Quaker twin brothers Albert and Alfred Smiley between 1869 and 1910. From 1883 to 1916, annual conferences took place at Mohonk Mountain House, sponsored by Albert Smiley, to improve the living standards of Native American Indian populations. These meetings brought together government representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the House and Senate committees on Indian Affairs, as well as educators, philanthropists, and Indian leaders to discuss the formulation of policy. The Haverford College library holds 22,000 records from the 34 conference reports for researchers and students of American history. The hotel hosted the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration between 1895 and 1916, which was instrumental in creating the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands. Those conference papers were donated by the Smiley Family to Swarthmore College for research. This Linen Era postcard, mailed in 1944, is in good condition.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Featured Person: Albert Smiley, Alfred Smiley
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1944
City: New Paltz
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Unbranded
Subject: Lake Mohonk Mountain House
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Linen (1930-1945)
Country: United States
Region: New York
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Cultures & Ethnicities, Floral & Gardens, Flowers & Plants, Hotel & Restaurant, Landscapes, Lake Mohonk, Catskill Mountains, Bureau of Indian Affairs, American Indian, Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, Marbletown, Rochester, Rondout Valley
Features: Panoramic
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Posted
