Niagara Falls general view – Historic Print
(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 places drew more 19th-century printmakers than Niagara Falls, and this general view presents the cataract as a broad panorama rather than a close study of one spot. The catalog date of about 1849 places it in the decades when American and European audiences were eager for images of the falls, which had become a symbol of natural wonder and a popular destination for travelers. The library's record is unverified, and it links the print to the name Goupil, likely the Paris publishing house known for reproductive prints, though that attribution has not been confirmed.
| Created / published | c1849 May 24. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Goupil. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,138 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-123733 |
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