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Photograph, Winter Niagara Falls, General View from the American Side, 1856

This is a Photograph. It was created by Frederic and William Langenheim. It is dated 1856 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is glass stereoscopic transparency, black tape, brush and white and gold paint. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Norvin Hewitt Green. It is credited Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green.

Its dimensions are

8.3 x 17.5 cm (3 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Photograph, Winter Niagara Falls, General View from the American Side, 1856; Frederic and William Langenheim (United States); glass stereoscopic transparency, black tape, brush and white and gold paint; 8.3 x 17.5 cm (3 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.); Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green; 1938-58-53

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Frederic Church, Winslow Homer & Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape.

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