Name/Title
StereographEntry/Object ID
2023.055.3.0423Description
A black and white stereograph. Image is of a number of people standing in line to walk up a large snow covered hill, a large waterfall is seen in the background. Above the image "92" is printed, below the image "V23282 - Icebound American Falls, Niagra." is printed, to the left of the image "Keystone View Company Copyrighted, Underwood & Underwood Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers" is printed, to the right of the image "Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Portland, Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus." is printed. On the reverse the following is printed:
V23282
FROZEN SPRAY AND ICEBOUND AMERICAN FALLS
Lat. 43 (Degrees) N.; Long. 79 (Degrees) W.
The Niagara River, flowing from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is suddenly converted from a broad, smooth stream to a sereis of rapids and mighty cataract. It is visired by thousands of tourists every year, in winter as well as in summer. The ice-coated cliffs, the frozen spray, and icebound falls but add to the wonder and beauty of the scene. This picture shows the American Falls in winter. About half a mile above the brink of the falls, Goat Island divides the river into two unequal streams, most of the water verging toward the left. This forms two falls, the Horseshoe or Canadian Falls and the American Falls. The American Falls, on the American side, is the smaller of th two. It has a crest of 1,060 feet, and a fall of 167 feet. Under the ledges over which it rushes are a series of caverns formed by the spray. One of these may be entered, and it known as the Cave of the Winds. At the foot of the American Falls the water is not very deep. Across the river, just below these falls, is an arch bridge. It has replaced the original steel suspension bridge, which had a span of 820 feet and which was long considered as a work of great engineering skill.
The great mound which shuts off out view of the foot of the falls is frozen mist and spray, - snow which flew upward instead of downward. Every year thousands of visitors walk over the great "ice bridge" and see Niagara in an entirely different dress. The great height of the falls is best realized y a glimpse of the small forms at the top. Niagara makes man feel as well as look small ; and the longer one stays, the more vast the whole things seems.
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