[Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River] – Vintage Print
![[Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River], [1853 July] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8c/8ce256e7e1ad-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River]
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Joseph Avery, shown stranded on rocks in the Niagara River in July 1853, appears in a scene of real peril rather than a posed studio portrait. This quarter-plate daguerreotype survives in its original case, whose central floral motif and scrolled border reflect the decorative taste of the 1850s. Niagara Falls drew steady crowds of visitors then, and accounts of drownings and narrow escapes in the river were widely told. The plate is a rare early attempt to photograph an unfolding danger rather than a sitter at rest.
| Created / published | [1853 July] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : quarter plate daguerreotype. |
| Genre | Daguerreotypes 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Case: central floral motif surrounded by scrolls. Purchase; 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:230). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Waterfalls--1850-1860. Marine accidents--New York (State)--1850-1860. Drowning victims--New York (State)--1850-1860. Danger--New York (State)--1850-1860. Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,478 × 1,203 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218628 |
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