Mertie West views Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls from behind a parapet, Niagara Falls, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West views Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls from behind a parapet, Niagara Falls, 1947

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

October, 1947

Date

1947-10

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Mertie West standing behind a parapet and looking out towards Horseshoe Falls (or Canadian Falls) at Niagara Falls. The scene is viewed from an elevated perspective. Mertie West stands, left-of-center, on the near side of a parapet and with her back to camera. The parapet stretches across the image, in front of Mertie. In the distance and at a lower elevation, the Niagara River (right) cascades over Horseshoe Falls, left-of-center. Mist from the falls rises up from the basin. On the far side of the falls and beyond the mist, at left, Niagara Falls, New York is visible.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2332. Eastern trip October 1947. Niagara Falls. 1 Checking and customs station on entering Canada. 2 3d from left Mertie West looking at falls. 3 Mertie West looking at Horseshoe fall 4 Another of the same 5 Mertie West at the railing 6 The Canadian port of entry. 6 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

Ontario--Niagara Falls

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)
Scenic overlooks--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
Sightseers--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)