Horseshoe Falls, no. 1 [Niagara Falls] – Vintage Wall Art
![Horseshoe Falls, no. 1 [Niagara Falls], c1885. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f3/f316e180c00b-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Horseshoe Falls, no. 1 [Niagara Falls] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Horseshoe Falls, no. 1 [Niagara Falls]
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Horseshoe Falls, the crescent-shaped cataract on the Canadian side of the Niagara River, is the subject here, and the "no. 1" in the title suggests it belonged to a numbered series of Niagara views. George Barker, a Buffalo photographer, built a substantial business selling such scenes of the falls and gorge to visitors in the 1880s. The record dates the print to about 1885, but those details come from the caption card and have not been independently verified. The sweep of water at the center of the composition shows how the falls were presented to tourists of that era.
| Created / published | c1885. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photoprint copyrighted by George Barker. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NY--Niagara Falls--1885; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,210 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152211 |
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