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High banks, Genesee River, Mt. Morris, N.Y. – Vintage Wall Art

High banks, Genesee River, Mt. Morris, N.Y., [between 1895 and 1910] — historic photograph
High banks, Genesee River, Mt. Morris, N.Y., [between 1895 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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High banks, Genesee River, Mt. Morris, N.Y.

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The high banks above the Genesee River at Mount Morris, New York, show the steep rock walls that gave this stretch of gorge its nickname, the Grand Canyon of the East. The site later became part of Letchworth State Park, which owes much of its existence to William Pryor Letchworth, who worked to preserve the gorge as public land. The Detroit Publishing Company made this 8 x 10 inch glass negative between about 1895 and 1910, when the firm sold views of American scenery as travel pictures and postcards. The plate captures the river and cliffs in the period before the park's facilities and roads were fully developed.

Created / published[between 1895 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesPart of Letchworth State Park. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032139. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsRivers. Canyons.United States--New York (State)--Genesee River.United States--New York (State)--Mount Morris.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 782 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-65800

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