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N.Y.C.R.R. [New York Central Railroad] at Little Falls, Mohawk Valley, N.Y. – Vintage Wall Art

N.Y.C.R.R. [New York Central Railroad] at Little Falls, Mohawk Valley, N.Y., [between 1880 and 1897] — historic photograph
N.Y.C.R.R. [New York Central Railroad] at Little Falls, Mohawk Valley, N.Y., [between 1880 and 1897]. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of N.Y.C.R.R. [New York Central Railroad] at Little Falls, Mohawk Valley, N.Y.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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N.Y.C.R.R. [New York Central Railroad] at Little Falls, Mohawk Valley, N.Y.

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Little Falls, in New York's Mohawk Valley, is a narrow gap where the river drops over rocky ledges, and the New York Central Railroad's tracks were laid through that tight space beside the water. The 1880s and 1890s were a period of heavy rail expansion, and the Mohawk corridor was one of the busiest routes in the state, carrying trains alongside the river, the Erie Canal, and local roads. The catalog of photographer William Henry Jackson's views, published in 1898, credits him with this negative, and the Detroit Publishing Company later issued it as a print. The image shows how the railroad had to fit itself into the valley's terrain.

Created / published[between 1880 and 1897]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 8 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesAttribution to Jackson based on Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 07875. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsRailroads. Rivers. Valleys.United States--New York (State)--Mohawk River.United States--New York (State)--Little Falls.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 631 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-76291

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