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Rock of Ages and Cave of Winds
Object Details
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Date
ca. 1939
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Object Type
Photographs
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Medium
Halftone print
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Contributors
Published by Metrocraft
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Object Format
Postcard
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Dimensions
5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.
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Inscriptions
Recto:
u.c. printed: 274: -- ROCK OF AGES AND CAVE OF WINDS.
l.c. printed: NIAGARA FALLS.
Verso [vertical]:
u.l. in graphite: Oct 2, 1939
u.l. printed: 1090 \\ ROCK OF AGES and American Falls from below \ Niagara Falls. Centre Fall issues from between Luna \ and Goat shore foot. Under the Falls is a place \ called Cave of the Winds, formed by thirsty feet \ of projecting limestone that has resisted the action \ of the corroding waters while the shady sub stratum \ directly under the ledge has been eaten away. The \ so-called cave is one hundred feet in height and sixty \ feet in depth and can be reached by a perpendicular \ winding stairway from Goat Island. The cave \ derives its name from the constant pressure of the \ atmosphere caused by the reflex of the falling water \ which resembles a storm of great violence.
u.c. [stamp]: BATAVIA, N.Y. \ OCT 3 \ 930 AM \ 1939
c.l. in graphite: Dear Harriett, \ We ate our \ dinner here. Haven't \ seen the falls, we \ are leaving to go to \ see them right away. \ Frances \ Bobby is having a big \ time.
c. printed transverse: METROCRAFT EVERETT MASS
c.r. in graphite: Miss Harriett Stubbs \ Edgewood Arsenal \ Maryland
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Collection Name
Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
P1976.48.1064
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Copyright
Public domain
Additional details
Location: Off view
Part of:
Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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