Niagara Falls. To Thomas Dixon esq. this view of the American Fall taken from Goat Island / painted & engd. by W.J. Bennett ; printed by J. Neale. – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Niagara Falls. To Thomas Dixon esq. this view of the American Fall taken from Goat Island / painted & engd. by W.J. Bennett ; printed by J. Neale., [New York : Henry J. Megarey, 1829] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/54/54997f75b1e3-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.)
Description
Niagara Falls. To Thomas Dixon esq. this view of the American Fall taken from Goat Island / painted & engd. by W.J. Bennett ; printed by J. Neale. comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Niagara Falls. To Thomas Dixon esq. this view of the American Fall taken from Goat Island / painted & engd. by W.J. Bennett ; printed by J. Neale.
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
This color aquatint shows the American Fall as seen from Goat Island, the wooded island that splits the cataract between the American and Canadian sides. It is dedicated to Thomas Dixon and was painted and engraved by W.J. Bennett, with printing credited to J. Neale and publication attributed to Henry J. Megarey in New York, around 1829. By the late 1820s, Goat Island had become a favorite vantage point for sightseers, who came to the falls in growing numbers after the earlier footbridges opened access to it. Views like this one helped shape how Americans pictured Niagara as a national wonder, and the dedication to a private patron shows how such prints circulated among travelers and collectors.
| Created / published | [New York : Henry J. Megarey, 1829] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : aquatint and etching, color. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bennett. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,801 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175641 |
More from the State Parks collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
