Two (2) outdoor views of the Hotel del Monte. Unmounted albumen stereoview. [California?]: N.p., late 19th-early 20th century. 

Two attractive stereoviews of the exquisite Hotel del Monte in Monterey, California. The photographer, situated on a lush approach, captures the large hotel emerging from the trees, with gabled towers and an arched colonnade. The second view captures a verdant lakeside path lined by palms.  

The Hotel del Monte was first opened in 1880 by Railroad baron Charles Crocker as a luxury destination for wealthy rail travelers from the East Coast. The original building burnt in 1887 but was quickly rebuilt. A second fire in 1924 led to another rebuild, this time in a Spanish Revival style. In 1919, American artist and developer of Morse Code, Samuel F.B. Morse, took over the property and expanded it into a vast resort with golf courses, polo grounds, and more. 

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