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American Falls from Below, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

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Object Details

  • Date

    1920s

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print with applied color

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    5 3/16 x 3 5/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.l. to l.r. printed, below image: American Falls from below, Niagara Falls. N.Y.

    Verso [vertical]:

    u.l. printed: AMERICAN FALLS FROM BELOW \ NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. \ The height of the falls on the American side is \ 164 feet wide on the Canadian side it is 150 feet. \ The water plunges in an abyss 1000 feet wide. The \ discharge is about 18,000,000 cubic feet per minute. \ On the American side is an inclined railway which \ takes passengers to the foot of the falls, where a \ view can be had from below. Niagara Falls is con- \ sidered one of the natural wonders of the world.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.9

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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