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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Mertie West standing behind a railing and looking out over Niagara Falls. Mertie West stands in the foreground, right-of-center. She stands, in profile, on the near side of a railing and looks to the left. The metal railing enters frame from left and stretches back on an angle to the right, terminating at a stone that sits along the right edge. Beyond the railing and to the left of Mertie, the Niagara River cascades over Horseshoe Falls (or Canadian Falls) at center and flows to the left, exiting frame. Distant banks of the Niagara River are visible in the far distance. Text from negative sleeve: 2332. Eastern trip October 1947. Niagara Falls. 1 Checking and customs station on entering Canada. 2 3d from left Mertie West looking at falls. 3 Mertie West looking at Horseshoe fall 4 Another of the same 5 Mertie West at the railing 6 The Canadian port of entry. 6 films
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2332_002 ark:/21198/zz002j3ghk
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.) Sightseers--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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