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[Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River] – Vintage Wall Art

[Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River], [1853 July] — historic photograph
[Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River], [1853 July]. Historic photograph from the Niagara Falls 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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Step back in time with [Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River], a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Joseph Avery, shown stranded on rocks in the Niagara River in July 1853, is the figure that sets this daguerreotype apart from the many views of the falls made in the 1850s. The record's subject headings point to a marine accident and a drowning-related danger, so the picture belongs to a small group of mid-century images that documented local disasters rather than scenery alone. Each daguerreotype was a unique image on a silver-plated copper sheet, which makes this one a rare, direct record of a dangerous moment on the river above the falls.

Created / published[1853 July]
Medium1 photograph : quarter plate daguerreotype.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1850-1860.
NotesCase: central floral motif surrounded by scrolls. Purchase; 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:230). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWaterfalls--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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,294 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-213561

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