Niagara River and its Whirlpool Rapids flowing through a gorge, Niagara Falls, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Niagara River and its Whirlpool Rapids flowing through a gorge, 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

According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.
Photograph of the Whirlpool Rapids section of the Niagara River flowing through a gorge. The Niagara River almost spans the width of the image along the bottom edge. It is viewed looking downstream. Patches of white indicate the rapids of the Whirlpool Rapids at right. The Niagara River flows on a curve and into the distance at center. On the left bank, a footbridge extends alongside the river. It enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches into the distance on a slight angle. Cliff walls line the right bank of the river in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2340. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947 Niagara 1 Mertie West at rail overlooking American falls. 2 Rainbow American Falls 3 Another rainbow 4 The gorge below the falls 5 The tramway across from Canada to American side 6 H H and Mertie West at Canadian end of tramway - aerial - under the Canadian flag

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)

Longitude

43.111303

Latitude

-79.059621

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
Landscapes (Representations)
Niagara Gorge (N.Y. and Ont.)
Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)
Boardwalks--Canada--Niagara Falls
Whirlpool Rapids (N.Y. and Ont.)