The American falls, Niagara, from the steamboat Wallis, George, 1811-1891 artist still image graphic government publication still image Drawings-American-1850-1860. xxu 1853 monographic 1853 July 8 eng
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1 drawing on brown paper : graphite, watercolor and opaque white. Drawing shows Niagara Falls on the American side, looking toward Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side from below. The Terrapin Tower, built in 1833 and torn down in 1873, looms above the falls. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853. No known restrictions on publication. Originally 1 of 37 drawings in portfolios with binder's title: Sketches in America. Gift; Kate Wallis; 1932. Waterfalls New York (State) Niagara Falls 1850-1860 Waterfalls Ontario Niagara Falls 1850-1860 Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) 1850-1860 United States New York Niagara River Canada Ontario Niagara River DRWG/US - Wallis, no. 32 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.23014 2004662195 LC-DIG-ppmsca-23014 DLC hdl:loc.pnp/ppmsca.23014 aacr gihc DLC 020605 20250606213150.0 13793495 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)