Horseshoe Falls, no. 3, [Niagara Falls] – Historic Print
![Horseshoe Falls, no. 3, [Niagara Falls], c1885. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/53/53da042aa190-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: Horseshoe Falls, no. 3, [Niagara Falls], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Horseshoe Falls, no. 3, [Niagara Falls]
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Horseshoe Falls, the broad, curved drop of Niagara on the Canadian side, is the subject of this photoprint, which is numbered third in its series. Buffalo photographer George Barker, who issued many views of the cataract in the 1880s, made and copyrighted it, and the caption card dates the scene to about 1885. Photographs like this were sold to tourists who came by rail to see the falls, which had become one of the most photographed natural sites in the United States. Notice the sweep of the crest and the mist rising at its base, which convey the scale that drew visitors there.
| Created / published | c1885. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photoprint copyrighted by George Barker. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NY--Niagara Falls--1885; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,276 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-105885 |
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