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Photograph of ice bridge, ice mound and American Fall, Niagara--Instantaneous / by Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, N.Y. – Historic Photograph Print

Photograph of ice bridge, ice mound and American Fall, Niagara--Instantaneous / by Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, N.Y., c1883. — historic photograph
Photograph of ice bridge, ice mound and American Fall, Niagara--Instantaneous / by Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, N.Y., c1883.. Historic photograph from the State Parks 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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Photograph of ice bridge, ice mound and American Fall, Niagara--Instantaneous / by Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, N.Y. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Photograph of ice bridge, ice mound and American Fall, Niagara--Instantaneous / by Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

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Frozen spray built a mound of ice at the foot of the American Fall, and a bridge of ice spanned the gorge below, both features that drew winter crowds to Niagara. George Barker, a Niagara Falls photographer, labeled this view "Instantaneous," a reference to the short exposure time that newer dry-plate methods made possible by the early 1880s. Freezing over the falls was a recurring sight in the region, and the ice bridge in particular was a popular attraction that people walked across until it weakened and broke up.

Created / publishedc1883.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1880-1890.
Notes3125-0(?) U.S. Copyright Office.
SubjectsSnow--New York (State)--Niagara Falls--1880-1890. Ice--New York (State)--Niagara Falls--1880-1890. Waterfalls--New York (State)--Niagara--1880-1890. Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,447 × 1,157 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216439

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