Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-23014 | Licence: No known restrictions on publication.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-23014 | Licence: No known restrictions on publication.

The American falls, Niagara, from the steamboat

Date

1853 July 8.

Artist

George Wallis

Collection

Library of Congress

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Additional Information

From the Collection

Description

Drawing shows Niagara Falls on the American side, looking toward Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side from below. The Terrapin Tower, built in 1833 and torn down in 1873, looms above the falls. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.

Image Credit

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-23014

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Location

Niagara Falls