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The American falls from the Cave of the Winds

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-23018 | No known restrictions on publication.

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Date

1853 July 9.

Artist

George Wallis (1811-1891)

Collection

Library of Congress

Image Link

https://www.loc.gov/item/2004662199/

Description

1 drawing on grey paper : graphite, watercolor, and opaque white. | Drawing shows Niagara Falls from the side and below, from the vantage point of the Cave of the Winds. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.

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No known restrictions on publication.

Image Credit

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-23018

Location

Bridal Veil Falls, Niagara Falls

Tags

Caves
Waterfalls

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

Following a number of accidents, this access behind Bridal Veil Falls was destroyed by a controlled dynamite blast in 1955.

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