Prospect Point, Niagara.
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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
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
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-F53
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11708183
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7578c690-c55e-012f-9e77-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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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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