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The Mohawk at Little Falls – Antique Wall Art

The Mohawk at Little Falls, [between 1880 and 1887] — historic photograph
The Mohawk at Little Falls, [between 1880 and 1887]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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: The Mohawk at Little Falls, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Little Falls, New York, sits where the Mohawk River drops through a narrow rocky gorge, and that drop drew mills and factories to its banks. The Erie Canal was routed alongside the river here, so the falls, the canal and the mill buildings all competed for space in the valley. This 5 by 7 inch glass negative dates from roughly 1880 to 1887, and its attribution to the photographer William Henry Jackson rests on a match of title with a view listed in his 1898 catalog. The negative later passed through the Detroit Publishing Company, which produced many views of American towns and waterways in the decades around 1900.

Created / published[between 1880 and 1887]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesAttribution to Jackson based on similarity of title to photo no. 7879 in Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). A 47" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 7623. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsRivers. Industrial facilities.United States--New York (State)--Little Falls.United States--New York (State)--Mohawk River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 711 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-76279

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