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Mohawk Valley, Little Falls, west, New York – Antique Wall Art

Mohawk Valley, Little Falls, west, New York, [1890] — historic photograph
Mohawk Valley, Little Falls, west, New York, [1890]. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Mohawk Valley, Little Falls, west, New York, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Mohawk Valley, Little Falls, west, New York

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Looking west up the Mohawk River at Little Falls, this view shows the narrow valley where the river cuts through rock, with railroad tracks and a footpath running beside the water. The New York Central Railroad commissioned the picture in the summer of 1890, and the Detroit Publishing Company produced it as one of its large 18 by 22 inch glass negatives. The Mohawk corridor had carried the Erie Canal since the 1820s and later the railroad, so the scene records a route that shaped how goods and travelers moved across the state. The photograph is worth a close look for the way the tracks, towpath, and river are squeezed together in a tight gorge.

Created / published[1890]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 18 x 22 in.
GenreMammoth plates.Glass negatives.
NotesCommissioned by New York Central Railroad, June-July, 1890. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 01532. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsTrails & paths. Rivers. Railroad tracks.United States--New York (State)--Little Falls.United States--New York (State)--Mohawk River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-79765

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