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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white. Photograph of the Whirlpool Rapids section of the Niagara River flowing through a gorge. The Niagara River almost spans the width of the image along the bottom edge. It is viewed looking downstream. Patches of white indicate the rapids of the Whirlpool Rapids at right. The Niagara River flows on a curve and into the distance at center. On the left bank, a footbridge extends alongside the river. It enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches into the distance on a slight angle. Cliff walls line the right bank of the river in the background. Text from negative sleeve: 2340. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947 Niagara 1 Mertie West at rail overlooking American falls. 2 Rainbow American Falls 3 Another rainbow 4 The gorge below the falls 5 The tramway across from Canada to American side 6 H H and Mertie West at Canadian end of tramway - aerial - under the Canadian flag
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2340_003 ark:/21198/zz002j3hmm
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) Landscapes (Representations) Niagara Gorge (N.Y. and Ont.) Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.) Boardwalks--Canada--Niagara Falls Whirlpool Rapids (N.Y. and Ont.)
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