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[American Falls, Niagara, N.Y.] – Historic Reproduction

[American Falls, Niagara, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1920] — historic photograph
[American Falls, Niagara, N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the Niagara Falls 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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This rare historic photograph captures [American Falls, Niagara, N.Y.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[American Falls, Niagara, N.Y.]

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The American Falls, the smaller of the two cataracts that make up Niagara Falls, is the subject here, shown from the New York side of the Niagara River. This glass-plate negative comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm that between about 1890 and 1920 sent photographers across the country and produced many views of scenic and tourist sites. Its catalog numbering, handwritten mark, and the 14 by 11 inch plate size point to the dry-plate work of that period. Niagara was among the most photographed places in North America, and images like this one helped turn the falls into a destination for travelers and a symbol of the continent's natural wonders.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 14 x 11 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 5567" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 035038. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsWaterfalls.Canada--Ontario--Niagara Falls.United States--New York (State)--Niagara Falls.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan800 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-77811

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