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International Hotel with new parlors on the rapids, Niagara Falls – Historic Print

International Hotel with new parlors on the rapids, Niagara Falls, [1876] — antique lithograph
International Hotel with new parlors on the rapids, Niagara Falls, [1876]. Antique lithograph from the New York 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: International Hotel with new parlors on the rapids, Niagara Falls, preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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International Hotel with new parlors on the rapids, Niagara Falls

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The lithograph presents the International Hotel as a resort set right above the Niagara River rapids, and its headline promise of new parlors points to a hotel competing for guests in a crowded field. By 1876, railroads had made Niagara Falls one of the most visited destinations in the United States, and hotels along the gorge and river rushed to modernize their rooms and public spaces to keep up. Color lithographs like this one were a common way for proprietors to advertise, offering visitors a picture of comfort alongside the dramatic water. Viewers today can read it as much for its promotional aims as for its view of the rapids.

Created / published[1876]
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreAdvertisements 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880.
SubjectsHotels & taverns--New York (State)--Niagara Falls--1870-1880. Rapids--Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,515 × 1,229 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218393

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