
The Falls of Niagara
Edward Hicks (d. 1849)
ca. 1825 · Oil on canvas
Cleared · Public Domain
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Where this page got its records
541 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
533 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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The Falls of Niagara
Edward Hicks (d. 1849)
ca. 1825 · Oil on canvas
Cleared · Public Domain
live
American Falls, Niagara
Jasper Francis Cropsey (d. 1900)
ca. 1855 · Graphite and white gouache on dark buff-colored wove paper
Cleared · Public Domain
live
Niagara Falls
Silas A. Holmes (d. 1886)
ca. 1855 · Salted paper print from glass negative
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[Family in front of Niagara Falls]
Unknown
ca. 1905 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[Family in front of Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls]
Unknown
ca. 1905 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
American Falls from Below from Niagara Falls, New York souvenir views (W500)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1905–20 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
American Falls from Goat Island from Niagara Falls, New York souvenir views (W500)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1905–20 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
American Falls from Goat Island from Niagara Falls, New York souvenir views (W500)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1905–20 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Horseshoe Falls from Below from Niagara Falls, New York souvenir views (W500)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1905–20 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island from Niagara Falls, New York souvenir views (W500)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1905–20 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Horseshoe Falls from Steamer, "Maid of the Mist" from Niagara Falls, New York souvenir views (W500)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1905–20 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Niagara Falls, from Canadian Side from Niagara Falls, New York souvenir views (W500)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1905–20 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
live1. Pin the work
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3. Seal and export
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