{"product_id":"george-s-bolsters-saratoga-springs-9780898658057","title":"George S. Bolster's Saratoga Springs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge S. Bolster's Saratoga Springs\u003c\/strong\u003e by Chris Carola, Beverley Mastrianni, and Michael L. Noonan. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780898658057.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a step back into time with George S. Bolsters Saratoga Springs, a magnificent collection of photographs depicting the history, people and places of Americas most famous spa. Culled from the more than forty thousand images in the George S. Bolster Collection, the photos in this fine book bring to life the small town in the Adirondack foothills that became the favorite playground of millionaires, gangsters, gamblers, dreamers, southern belles, northern tycoons and characters straight out of a Damon Runyon story. Many of the landmarks that made Saratoga Springs what it was live on only in the Bolster Collection: the bustling railroad depot, the lively lake houses, and the Spas most famous structures, the grand, imposing hotels that once commanded Broadway. Thanks to the diligence and foresight of one man, generations today - and tomorrow will see images of how the rich and not-so-rich lived in the nations first resort town. George S. Bolster began taking photos as a young man and spent the next fifty years working in his hometown as a professional photographer. Through a succession of partners, friends, competitors and acquaintances, George compiled his collection, at times saving whole stacks of old glass-plate negatives—irreplaceable images of a bygone era—as they were headed for the trash heap. Instilled with a love of local history and a fierce pride of Saratoga Springs, George bought, guarded, inherited or restored every photograph of Saratoga Springs that he could get his hands on. Many of the photographs he took himself. Specializing in portraits, his work reflects a craftsmans eye for detail and subtlety. George S. Bolsters Saratoga Springs is an unparalleled collection of photographs, some printed for the very first time, that help us remember and preserve a slice of American history unique to a community that carved out its own place in our nations heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brand: Donning Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44989936238645,"sku":"ByrdShop_0898658055","price":90.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780898658057_a72fd4dc-cef3-43b0-b596-8ca4145c2668.jpg?v=1778777152","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/george-s-bolsters-saratoga-springs-9780898658057","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}