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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of Mr. Stewart of Edinburgh and Mertie West standing behind the railing of a viewing platform and looking at the American Falls. The viewing platform spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back to the mid-ground on a slight angle to the right. Railings line both the left edge and back edge of the platform. In the near distance, just left-of-center, Mr. Stewart and Mertie West stand at the corner of the platform on the near side of the guardrails. Mr. Stewart stands leftmost and nearest to camera. Both stand with their backs to the camera as they look out over the falls. The Niagara River enters frame in the near distance at right and flows over the American Falls at center, beside the platform. A land form stands on the opposite bank of the Niagara River at right and center. In the distance, Rainbow Bridge extends from the land form at center and out-of-frame at left. Text from negative sleeve: 2330. Eastern trip October 1947. Niagara Falls. 1 The falls 2 Mertie West & Mr Stewart looking over rail at falls 3 Mr Stewart of Edinburg [sic] and Mertie W. 3 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2330_002 ark:/21198/zz002j3g7f
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Bridges--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.) Scenic overlooks--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) Sightseers--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972 Stewart, Mr
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