The only rout via Niagara Falls & Suspension Bridge – Vintage Wall Art
(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
Few images capture their era like this historic print of The only rout via Niagara Falls & Suspension Bridge. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The only rout via Niagara Falls & Suspension Bridge
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This c1876 print promotes a travel route, touting a single line via Niagara Falls and the Suspension Bridge that spans the gorge below the falls. Designed by Charles Ellet Jr. and opened in 1855, the bridge carried trains and carriages on a deck hung from wire cables, and it served as a key rail link between the United States and Canada. Advertising pieces like this one were meant to persuade travelers that one line offered the most convenient way to see the falls. The maker is recorded only as Clay, Cosack & Co. on an unverified shelflist card, so attribution remains uncertain.
| Created / published | c1876. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | G6604 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Clay, Cosack & Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,042 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109579 |
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