Niagara Falls

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Niagara Falls
  • (From Canadian Side)
Datec. 1860
PlaceCanada
MediumAmbrotype, full plate
Dimensions5 7/16 × 7 3/8 in. (13.8 × 18.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Margaret C. Skidmore
Object number2005.128
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

A destination for well-off American and European visitors in the 19th century, Niagara Falls consists of three waterfalls on the Niagara River, which forms part of the border between Canada and the United States. One 19th century visitor, viewing the falls from the Canadian side, wrote, “The view here is truly grand & majestic. The height from the bed of river is almost terrific. The sprays ascending in a column & forming vast clouds in the atmosphere is not the least surprising object, to which may be added the various tints & hues of them which the sun rendered dazzling & beautiful.”


ProvenanceAnne Wilkes Tucker, Houston; given to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Turning Light Into Silver", 19 February - 30 May 2005, Audrey Jones Beck Building, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, lower level.

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