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Niagara Falls. To Thomas Dixon esq. this view of the British Fall taken from Goat Island – Antique Photo Print

Niagara Falls. To Thomas Dixon esq. this view of the British Fall taken from Goat Island, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print
Niagara Falls. To Thomas Dixon esq. this view of the British Fall taken from Goat Island, [no date recorded on shelflist card]. Historic print from the State Parks 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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A window into the past: Niagara Falls. To Thomas Dixon esq. this view of the British Fall taken from Goat Island, preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Niagara Falls. To Thomas Dixon esq. this view of the British Fall taken from Goat Island

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This view of the British Fall, the horseshoe-shaped cataract on the Canadian side, was made from Goat Island, the wooded island that divides the river's drop between the American and Canadian sides. The print is inscribed to Thomas Dixon, esq., a dedication typical of nineteenth-century views that were often presented to friends or patrons. The record gives no date, and the shelflist card's link to a name, Bennett, is unverified, so the maker and year remain uncertain. Goat Island drew many visitors through the 1800s, which makes such views useful for seeing how the falls were pictured and shared in that period.

Created / published[no date recorded on shelflist card]
Medium1 print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bennett.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,394 × 1,203 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-176048

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