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Niagara, mills and Grand Trunk [i.e. Upper Steel Arch] Bridge – Historic Reproduction

Niagara, mills and Grand Trunk [i.e. Upper Steel Arch] Bridge, [ca. 1900] — historic print
Niagara, mills and Grand Trunk [i.e. Upper Steel Arch] Bridge, [ca. 1900]. Historic print from the Niagara Falls 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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This historic print of Niagara, mills and Grand Trunk [i.e. Upper Steel Arch] Bridge brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Niagara, mills and Grand Trunk [i.e. Upper Steel Arch] Bridge

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The bridge in this view is the Grand Trunk Railway's Upper Steel Arch Bridge, which spans the Niagara River gorge a short distance below the falls and links the New York and Ontario shores. Its arch and the mill buildings along the river show how quickly rail and industry were reshaping the Niagara frontier around 1900. The color comes from the photochrom process, a Swiss method that layered several lithographic stones over a photograph, which the Detroit Publishing Company used to produce its views of American and Canadian scenery.

Created / published[ca. 1900]
Medium1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
GenrePhotochrom prints Color.
NotesIn album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 51116. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.
SubjectsRailroad bridges. Rivers. Industrial facilities.United States--New York (State)--Niagara River.Canada--Ontario--Niagara River.United States--New York (State)--Niagara Falls (City)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 506 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-78941

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