Lot 30
Niagara Falls, American Side
albumen print, circa 1880
8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Niagara Falls, American side, circa 1870-1890. This albumen print photograph captures both the Horseshoe Falls and American Falls with a solitary figure on the rocky shoreline providing scale. The image dates to a significant period in American tourism history when Niagara became accessible to the public through improved transportation networks, yet before the extensive commercial development of the 1890s. The minimal infrastructure visible and photographic technique (likely from a wet collodion glass plate negative) are consistent with commercial views produced during the post-Civil War era when photographers established studios at major tourist destinations. Photograph has an archival mat and is unframed.
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Auction Estimate $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized: $108.00
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