Niagara, mills on American shore – Antique Print
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(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, mills on American shore, preserved in this historic print. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Few views of Niagara turn toward the mills rather than the falls, which makes this photochrom, Detroit Publishing Co. no. 51115, an unusual record of the river's working side. The American shore at Niagara Falls, New York, hosted a cluster of mills and factories that drew on the power of the Niagara River, and the color process gives the water and industrial buildings a soft, painted quality. Photochroms like this one were made in large numbers around 1900 and sold to travelers as souvenirs, so the mills appear alongside scenery that visitors would have expected to see.
| Created / published | [ca. 1900] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. |
| Genre | Photochrom prints Color. |
| Notes | In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 51115. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955. |
| Subjects | Rivers. Industrial facilities.United States--New York (State)--Niagara Falls (City)United States--New York (State)--Niagara River.Canada--Ontario--Niagara River. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,706 × 3,801 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220440 |
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