Impressions

Prints of Niagara Falls
1871 to 1880

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406. "Niagara.-The Grand Duke Alexis And His Suite, As They Appeared When About To Go Under The Cataract." From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. New York: January 20, 1872. Half page illustration: 6 5/8 x 9 1/4. Wood engraving.


407. A.B.H. "The Grand Duke Alexis Of Russia Under Niagara Falls." From The Graphic. London: Feburary 17, 1872. Cover illustration: 11 7/8 x 8 7/8. Wood engraving.


407ad. "by one of the first artists in America" "Falls of Niagara." New York: W.J. Demorest, 1872. 12 x 10. Chromolithograph. With original frame and advertising label. Glued to original backing.

"A Magnificent Prize! Surpassing All Other Offers.. Each Subscriber To Demorest's Monthly Magazine, at Three Dollars a year, will be presented with a premium of Two Elegant Chromos, companion pictures of the two most desirable and popular subjects in America-the Falls of Niagara and Yosemite Falls." So is described the offer from W. Jennings Demorest to his subscribers in 1872. The original chromolithographs ("the best pictures ever published for Ten Dollars, and are veritable gems, worthy of being enshrined in an honored place in our homes") were sent to each subscriber who paid the $3.08 shipping cost. Though probably sent out in the thousands, this is quite a rare image not recorded in any of the Niagara print lists.


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408. After photograph by Charles Bierstadt. "The New Suspension Bridge-Niagara Falls." New York: Currier & Ives, 125 Nassau St., 1872-74. Small folio; 8 3/8 x 12 3/8. Lithograph. Hand color. Conningham: 4432; Gale: 4816; Seibel1: 26.

A close copy of the Harper's Weekly print of July 31, 1869 [401].


409. After B. Hess. "Niagara Falls. from the Canada side." New York: Currier & Ives, 125 Nassau Street, 1872-74. Small folio; 8 x 12 1/2. Lithograph. Hand color. Conningham: 4461; Gale: 4844.

This is a reduced version of Hess' 1859 large folio Currier & Ives print, [328] "The Falls of Niagara. `From the Canada Side.'"


410. "The Falls Of Niagara In Winter Time." From The Graphic. London: February 8, 1873. Four illustratons on single sheet: each image 5 7/8 x 4 3/8. Wood engravings by Horace Harral.


411. Arthur Lumley. "Niagara Seen With Different Eyes." From Harper's Weekly. New York: August 9, 1873. Double page illustration: 13 1/2 x 20 3/8. Wood engraving. Adamson2: Fig. 84; Eland: 167; McKinsey: 109; Seibel1: 48.


Prints by Harry Fenn. From "Niagara. With Illustrations by Harry Fenn." In two original parts (Eighteen & Nineteen), of Picturesque America; or, The Land We Line In. William Cullen Bryant (ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1873. Imperial quarto. Including one steel engraving and 13 woodengravings with text. With original blue covers. Adamson2: 183.

Steel engraving:

Wood engravings:

When first issued, Picturesque America was "published in semi-monthly parts,...Each part will contain one highly-finished engraving on steel, and a large number of finely-executed Woodcuts. The work will be completed in Forty-eight Parts..." In 1874, once all the parts were published, subscribers were encouraged to have them bound into two volumes. The book was also issued directly for sale in that form.


426. [Niagara Falls.] [Buffalo: Richmond Lith. Co.] Ca. 1873. 14 1/4 x 23 3/8. Chromolithograph.

An updated version of the White & Brayley print above [405]. Newly drawn on stone, but an almost exact copy of that print. The only obvious difference is the addition of new buildings to the bottom of the incline railroad. The existence of the Terrapin Tower in the image indicates this print was issued before that structure was demolished in 1873. Another example of this print has an imprint from "The Richmond Lith. Co. Buffalo N.Y.", so this was probably printed by that firm.


427. Frederic Legrip. "Chute du Niagara." Vignette inset on "Amerique Septentrionale." "Dressee" by Desbuissons Geographe; "Revue" by A.T. Chartier. From J. Migeon's Geographie Universelle. Paris: J. Migeon, 1874. Inset engraved by Schoeder; map engraved by L.A. Sengteller; letters engraved by Isid Dalmont. Map with hand color.

An unusual view of Niagara included on a French map of North America. The image includes palm trees and seems to be a made-up view based on different elements of fact and fancy.


428. Frederick E. Church. "The Great Fall-Niagara." Washington: M. Knoedler & Co., 1875. 10 1/4 x 21 3/4. Engraving by William Forrest. Hand color. With blind stamp of the "Printsellers Association." Adamson2: 84; Kotick: 11; Seibel1: 17.

Forrest was an Edinburgh engraver and Knoedler was a New York art dealer.


429. "American Sketches: Visitors To The Falls Of Niagara." From The Illustrated London News. London: August 21, 1875. Full page illustration: 13 1/4 x 9 1/4. Wood engraving.

The woodblock for this print was reused by Harper's Weekly, September 11, 1875 [431].


430. "American Sketches: The Falls Of Niagara." From The Illustrated London News. London: August 21, 1875. Two images on single sheet. Wood engravings.

The woodblock for these images was reused by Harper's Weekly, September 11, 1875 [432].


431. "The Falls of Niagara-The Descent To The Cave Of The Winds." From Harper's Weekly. New York: September 11, 1875. Full page illustration: 13 1/8 x 9 1/4. Wood engraving. Seibel1: 48.

Printed from the same woodblock that was used for The Illustrated London News print of August 21, 1875 [429]. 432. Images from Harper's Weekly. New York: September 11, 1875. Two images on single sheet. Wood engravings. Seibel1: 48.

Printed from same woodblock that was used for The Illustrated London News print of August 21, 1875 [430].


433. "Niagara Falls." From Rand, McNally & Co.'s Business Atlas. Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1875. 3 3/4 x 5 5/8. Wood engraving with text.


434. Louis Remy Mignot. "`Table Rock, Niagara.' By The Late L. Mignot." From The Illustrated London News. London: July 22, 1876. Full page illustration: 11 x 9 1/8. Wood engraving. Seibel1: 64.


435. "Our Artist In The United States-VII At The Falls Of Niagara." From The Graphic. London: November 25, 1876. Five illustrations on two pages. Wood engravings.


Prints in J.W. Ferree's The Falls of Niagara and Scenes Around Them. New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1876. Octavo. With 12 woodengravings printed by Nelson & Sons, New York. Adamson2: 192; Seibel1: 37f.

This guidebook includes views printed by Nelson & Sons. These are the same type of views as those which were issued in the guidebooks published by Nelson, though in this guide they are trimmed to the image and mounted on stiff paper. None of the prints have attributions to an artist or photograph, but the text states that they are based either on photographs or on images by Washington Friend. Many of the prints have the same images as the prints in the 1868 editions of the Nelson guidebooks [378-388, 389-400], with a few changes made to up-date the scenes, for instance the deletion from the views of Terrapin Tower, which was demolished in 1873.


448. C.J. Dyer. "Niagara Falls From Canada Side," with 6 other views of the surrounding area. LL: "62." Ca. 1876? Printed on verso of map of Lincoln and Welland counties. Lithograph by G. Gascard(?). Full sheet, 12 x 15 1/8.

A collage of lithographed views of the Niagara region-including one of the Falls-issued on the verso of a map from a county atlas, probably published around 1876.


449. J. Wells Champney. "Scene At Niagara Falls-Buying Mementos." From Harper's Weekly. New York: June 9, 1877. Half page illustration: 5 1/2 x 9. Wood engraving. McKinsey: 74; cf. Seibel1: 16.

The same illustration was issued both by Harper's Weekly and Canadian Illustrated News.


450. Harry Ogden. "New York.-The Frank Leslie Transcontinental Railroad Excursion-Niagara Falls As Seen From Prospect Point.-From a Sketch by Harry Ogden." From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. New York: July 7, 1877. Full page illustration: 9 1/8 x 13 3/4. Wood engraving.


450ad. Harry Ogden & W. Yeager. "Across The Continent.-The Frank Leslie Transcontinental Railroad Excursion--Scenes And Incidents On The Route From New York To Niagara Falls.--From Sketches by Harry Ogden and W. Yeager." From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. New York: July 7, 1877. Four (of six) images on single page. Wood engravings.


451. J. Wells Champney. "The Season At Niagara Falls-Photographing Visitors.-Drawn by J.W. Champney." From Harper's Weekly. New York: August 18, 1877. Double page illustration: 13 5/8 x 20 1/2. Wood engraving. Adamson2: Fig. 100; DeVolpi: 122; Dow: 920; McKinsey: 74; Seibel1: 16.

The text notes that the couple in the picture are on "their wedding tour."


452. "The Rapids Below Niagara Falls-The Sublime And The Ridiculous." From The Graphic. London: December 8, 1877. Double page illustration: 11 7/8 x 17. Wood engraving by E.J.G..


Prints from J. David Williams' America Illustrated. New York: J. David Williams, 1877. Quarto. Wood engravings.

These prints are from a work similar to Picturesque America but without any steel engravings. In comment on this, Williams remarks: "For over a year some of the most celebrated arists [sic] and wood engravers of the metropolis have been engaged in the preparation of the beautiful engravings that illustrate the text of the volume, and a glance at the result of their labors will show, even to those inexperienced in such matters, that the finest order of wood engraving approaches very closely the more ambitious efforts on steel." (p. 5) The first three images are part of the main chapter on Niagara, and the last view is part of a later chapter entitled "Niagara Falls: Past And Future. A Philosophical Disquisition By Professor Tyndall."


457. J. Nash. "The Falls Of Niagara From The Canadian Shore." From The Graphic. London: December 28, 1878. Double page illustration: 11 3/4 x 20 1/2. Wood engraving by Horace Harral.


458. M. Prior. "The Marquis And Marchioness of Lorne (Princess Louise) At Niagara Falls, Canada." From The Illustrated London News. London, February 15, 1879. Full page illustration: 12 1/4 x 8 3/8. Wood engraving.

The woodblock for this image was reused by Harper's Weekly, March 22, 1879 [460].


459. "New York-Grand Effects Of The Severe Winter At Niagara Falls, Under The Sway Of The Frost King." From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. New York: February 22, 1879. Three views on single page. Wood engravings.


460. M. Prior. "The Canadian Vice-Regal Visit To The Great Falls." From Supplement to Harper's Weekly. New York: March 22, 1879. Single page illustration: 12 1/4 x 8 3/8. Wood engraving.

This image was printed from the same woodblock as was used for The Illustrated London News print of February 15, 1879 [458].


461. "New York-Summer Life At Niagara Falls-Scene In The Ladies' Dressing-Room-A Bride Arrayed For A Trip Under The Falls. From a Sketch by our Special Artist." From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. New York: October 25, 1879. Cover page illustration: 10 7/8 x 9 1/4. Wood engraving.


462. "New York-Summer Life At Niagara Falls-A Bridal Party Making A Trip Under The American Falls-`A Breathing Spot On The Route'-From a Sketch by our Special Artist." From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. New York: October 25, 1879. Double page illustration: 20 1/4 x 14 1/8. Wood engraving. Eland: 168; Seibel1: 61.


463. "New York.-Summer Life At Niagara Falls-Experiences Of A Bridal Party At The Great Popular Resort.-From Sketches by our Special Artist." From Supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. New York: November 8, 1879. Nine views on a double page. Wood engravings.


464. Views by Frederic B. Schell & J. Hogan. From Harper's Weekly. New York: May 15, 1880. Three views on single page. Wood engravings.

465. "The Proposed International Park At Niagara Falls-Present Condition Of The Neighbourhood." From The Graphic. London: October 9, 1880. Eleven views on a double page. Wood engravings.


Prints from W.F. Ainsworth's All Around The World. An Illustrated Record of Voyages, Travels and Adventures In All Parts Of The Globe. Volume III. New York: Selmar Hess, ca. 1880. Each 6 1/4 x 9 3/8. Wood engravings by Sargent.

The artists' names come from the index to the illustrations in Volume III.


468. Niagara Falls. N.Y.. Portland, Me.: Chisholm Bros., ca. 1880. Octavo souvenir booklet. 32 lithographed views after photographs. On folding strip, 5 1/4 x 64. Cf. Kotik: 41.


469. Ilie Maresquier. "Le Pays De L'or. Piece a Grand Spectacle en 3 actes et 14 tableaux." Paris: Choudens Fils, ca. 1880? 29 1/2 x 21 3/4. Lithograph by Lemercier. Hand color.

A French theater poster with an image of Niagara Falls shown behind a pair of daredevils on a tightrope.


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