VOCANO HOUSE BIG ISLAND HAND COLORED B&W PHOTO ON 8X10 INCH MATT

Description

This is a fairly rare, quality giclee print on
glossy
Epson pro quality photo paper with archival inks o
f
the Volcano house hotel
1
890's
(not sure of da
te??)
,
cropped to fit on a single 8x10 inch backing mat **which includes backing board, as part of the print that you can see here and is not a mat board cut
out
, from an original hand colored photo post card
. T
he print is shrink wrapped with caption, history, and photography information on the back.
I
t is also grainy because the original was from older black and white film,
and looks more like a
painting than a photo
,
and is
a beautiful
rare
historic and artistic image.
It would make a great gift for someone who likes historic
Honolulu
, went t
o school here
or has lived in this area of Hawaii. They are popular affordable decorations for restaurants, offices, homes, or stores where people can see them.
Volcano House is the name of a series of historic hotels built at the edge of the Kīlauea volcano, within the grounds of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Island of Hawaii. The original 1877 building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now houses the Volcano Art Center. The hotel in use today was built in 1941 and expanded in 1961.
About 1846 a primitive one-room grass shelter was constructed at the rim of the Kīlauea crater by Benjamin Pitman, the first hotel to call itself "Volcano House".  A more substantial wood frame structure was built in 1866 with four bedrooms, parlor, and dining room. Mark Twain stayed here, and wrote about his visit in the book Roughing It.
In 1876
.
A wood-sided building about 104 by 110 feet  was built in 1877. It included six guest rooms, two for the manager's family, and a dining room. Lumber for rafters and posts were harvested from local forests. The hotel has been renovated
several
times since and is now managed by the
N
ational
P
ark
S
ervice.
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**When it is attached to the single mat 8x10" backing board you will be able to see the backing board, and the margins. It makes the print look like there is a margin at the top and bottom of the photo (which you can see if you look at the photo, it is longer than wide) and is not a mat board cutout
. An 11x14 inch frame (or larger) with a custom cut mat from a frame shop or art store is the suggested way to display this photo.
Prints are permanently mounted to the acid free backing board using an archival photo adhesive and cannot be easily removed from the backing board without damaging the photo. If you want to use a larger frame and can't figure out how to do it with the photo mounted on the backing board, contact us and we can explain how it can be done. This is recommended for best visual and artistic impact in displaying this photo, although many people are happy using a standard 8x10 inch frame and displaying the image as is. We want to make sure you know exactly what you are buying so we hope our thorough description of these photos will answer all your questions before you purchase.
We can also print it in larger sizes.
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,
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and send you a replacement if available, or refund.
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