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Little Falls, New York Central trains passing, Mohawk Valley, New York – Antique Wall Art

Little Falls, New York Central trains passing, Mohawk Valley, New York, c1890. — historic photograph
Little Falls, New York Central trains passing, Mohawk Valley, New York, c1890.. 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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Little Falls, New York Central trains passing, Mohawk Valley, New York comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Little Falls, New York Central trains passing, Mohawk Valley, New York

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Only the left third of this three-part panorama survives in the collection, so the view shows a stretch of the Mohawk River at Little Falls with New York Central trains passing through the valley. The image is a large glass negative, 18 by 22 inches, made by the Detroit Publishing Company around 1890. The company was known for its wide-format views of American towns and landscapes, and the valley's rail line and river route were the main corridor linking eastern New York to the Great Lakes. Little Falls grew up around the rapids that gave it its name, and its rail and canal connections made it an important industrial stop.

Created / publishedc1890.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 18 x 22 in.
GenreMammoth plates.Panoramic photographs.Glass negatives.
NotesLeft section of a three-part panorama, center and right sections not in collection. 6064-3-L" and "1527" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 01527. Detroit Publishing Co. panorama no. 06064. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsRivers.United States--New York (State)--Little Falls.United States--New York (State)--Mohawk Valley.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 786 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-80042

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