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Prospect Point, Niagara.

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Image ID

G91F053_003B


Item data

Title

Prospect Point, Niagara.

Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
United States
States
New York
Niagara Falls
Stereoscopic views of Niagara Falls, New York.

Names

Bierstadt Brothers (Photographer)
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903 (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1850 - 1930 (Approximate)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Subjects

New York (State)
Waterfalls -- New York (State)
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
Tourism -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls (N.Y.)

Genres

Stereographs
Photographs

Notes

Content: Views are numbered: 2, 7, 8, 16-18, 20, 22, 25, 29-31, 37, 38, 41-43, 46, 48, 56, 62, 64, 73, 77, 78, 80, 82, 87, 90, 92, 95, 100, 107, 110, 117, 123, 131, 142, 145, 150, 153, 156, 165, 168-173, 188, 194, 197-199, 204, 206, 214, 216, 225, 226, 228, 229, 233, 237, 238, 243-245, 250, 25 254, 257, 274, 282, 285, 289, 290, 294, 298, 299, 327, 330, 336, 344, 347, 348, 350, 358, 359, 366, 388, 394, 400, 401, 411, 425, 431, 435, 437, 447, 459, 467, 468, 470, 472, 484, 489, 491, 498, 504, 411, 412, [523], 531, 541, 545, 560, [561], 562, 565, 570, 573, 585, 594, 610, 639, 645, 646, 667, 674, 675, 677, 679, 690, 691, 693, 695, 714, 720, 721, 724, 725, 727, 739, 746, 755, 769, 803, 811, 814, 815, 824, 839, 846, 862, 864, 865, 869, 870, 876, 877, 880, 892, 893, 897, 900, 902, 906, 913, 934, 937, 938, 943, 946, 949, 961, 971, 973, 1005, 1223.
Content: Includes views made by the Bierstadt Brothers.
Content: Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Content: Some views are of drawings or etchings.
Content: Some views formerly owned by "The Misses Blake."
Content: Some views have tax stamps affixed.
Content: Views of Niagara Falls: bridges, sightseers, hotels, Terrapin Tower, boats including "Maid of the Mists," stairways, rapids, cafes, ice, snow, "moonlight effects," sunsets, a Native American sweat lodge, the Chinese embassy visiting the falls, the Grand Duke Alexis and "suite" in sleigh, tightrope walkers, trains crossing, islands a tunnel through Lewiston Mountain and "Graham in the rapids" (photo has been doctored with barrel in the rapids drawn in). Some views duplicated.

Physical Description

Albumen prints

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-F53
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11708183
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7578c690-c55e-012f-9e77-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image
Still Image

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Prospect Point, Niagara." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1930. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7578c690-c55e-012f-9e77-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1850 - 1930). Prospect Point, Niagara. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7578c690-c55e-012f-9e77-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Prospect Point, Niagara." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7578c690-c55e-012f-9e77-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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