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Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls – Historic Reproduction

Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, c1885. — historic photograph
Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, c1885.. Historic photograph from the Horses 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 rare historic photograph captures Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls

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Horseshoe Falls takes its name from the broad, curved crest of the cataract on the Canadian side of the Niagara River, a shape rather than any animal, which is worth remembering on a board about horses. George Barker, a Buffalo photographer, made this c1885 view during the years when Niagara had become one of the country's most popular destinations for rail travelers. The falls straddle the New York and Ontario border, and images like this one record the gorge before hydroelectric diversion and heavier development changed the river's flow and shoreline.

Created / publishedc1885.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1880-1890.
NotesCopyright by George Barker. Unprocessed item in PR6 (c)
SubjectsWaterfalls--New York (State)--Niagara Falls--1880-1890. Waterfalls--Ontario--Niagara Falls--1880-1890. Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,137 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163697

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