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Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Artist Herman F. Nielson (American, active 1883- early 1900s)
Dateca. 1880
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 18 5/8 × 15 9/16 inches (47.31 × 39.53 cm)
Mount: 19 × 15 15/16 inches (48.26 × 40.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.213
SignedOn mount verso, center, in brown type: "H.F. Nielson, / Manufac. of all kinds of / PAPER & GLASS VIEWS, / NIAGARA FALLS."
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, left edge, paper labels, white with blue type [partially cut]: "J.D. GILL / SPRINGFIELD"
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionImage of rushing waterfalls leading down to a bridge with large rocks in the foreground. A few spectators look on from a tourist site above.Gallery Label
Though the commercial market for large-scale landscape views was limited in the late 19th century, a small group of talented and savvy photographers found a lucrative niche in this genre. Herman F. Nielson, who lived most of his life in Niagara, New York, specialized in majestic tourist views of Niagara Falls. Here, Nielson depicts the American Falls (Luna Falls and Bridal Veil Falls) and the Rock of Ages. This view, or a slight variant, was reproduced in a popular guidebook at the time.
Published References
"New View Manufactory," Niagara Falls Gazette 30:16 (October 10, 1883): n.p.
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