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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. A poorly-exposed photograph of the Whirlpool Aero Car and tramway hovering over the Niagara Whirlpool. The scene is viewed from an elevated perspective. The Aero Car sits upon its cable track in the near distance at left. An arced metal truss sits atop the car. Four sets of 3 wheels extend from the sides of the car and rest atop the cables of the tramway. Further below the tram, the Whirlpool Rapids section of the Niagara River flows from the lower right corner and towards the Niagara Whirlpool at center. A hillside juts into frame from right and the river's left bank stretches along the background. Beyond the whirlpool, the Niagara River flows to the right, continuing through the Niagara Gorge. 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_004 ark:/21198/zz002j3hn4
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Aerial tramways--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) Niagara Gorge (N.Y. and Ont.) Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.) Whirlpool Rapids (N.Y. and Ont.) Whirlpools--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
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