Top of the American Falls, viewed close-up, Niagara Falls, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Top of the American Falls, viewed close-up, 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.
A slightly out-of-focus photograph of the top of the American Falls in Niagara Falls, as viewed close-up. Vegetation grows along the bottom and left edges. Silhouetted leaves from a tree hang down from the top edge at left. Immediately beyond it, the Niagara River flows from left to right. The top edge of the American Falls extends from the lower right and back towards the left. Water is visible flowing over the far end of the American Falls in the distance at left. Mist from the falls rises at center. The Niagara Gorge's wall lines the Canadian side in the background at right. Four punched holes line the top edge at left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2344. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947 Niagara Falls 1 The walk down to the observation point for American Falls on the American side. Unknown lady. 2 The observation point right at edge of water and falls. 3 Falls from extreme end of observation point on American side 4 Mertie West on the streets of Niagara.

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

43.085638

Latitude

-79.068505

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)