Niagara Falls (waterfall)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:
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Niagara Falls : winter, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 14/2400B
Scope and Contents
Showing Gorge road.
Dates:
1909
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Niagara. Gigantic icicles, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 14/2400F
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 2835-3011 (originally there were 172). Added numbers are: 2801, 2802, 2805-2807, 2400A-G, 2956A, 2962A; not used: 2840, 2855, 2860-2861, 2867, 2872-2873, 2923, 2926-2927, 2935, 2970-2972, 2974-2976, 3000 and 3005; missing 2887. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order within the album so that 2962A follows 2931, 2801-2802, 2805-2806, 2400A-G follow 3011. Subjects covered in this album are: Canada:...
Dates:
1909
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Niagara. Gigantic icicles, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 14/2400G
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 2835-3011 (originally there were 172). Added numbers are: 2801, 2802, 2805-2807, 2400A-G, 2956A, 2962A; not used: 2840, 2855, 2860-2861, 2867, 2872-2873, 2923, 2926-2927, 2935, 2970-2972, 2974-2976, 3000 and 3005; missing 2887. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order within the album so that 2962A follows 2931, 2801-2802, 2805-2806, 2400A-G follow 3011. Subjects covered in this album are: Canada:...
Dates:
1909
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Niagara Rapids, where Capt Webb last seen alive], 1885
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089C/104
Scope and Contents
238 x 187 mm. A view showing the white water of the Whirlpool Rapids, situated below the falls in the Niagara Gorge. The Suspension Bridge below the falls can be seen in the background. Captain Matthew Webb (1848-1883), having been the first man to swim the channel (and, among other displays of endurance, backing himself to remain in the sea longer than a Newfoundland dog) determined to swim the rapids and whirlpool in a desperate attempt to keep the public’s interest. Having negotiated part...
Dates:
1885
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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New Zealand and America
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Niagara : view from Canadian side, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 14/2400D
Scope and Contents
Landscape format. Showing Cantilever Bridge.
Dates:
1909
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-sub-class
[Ontario], 1928-10-28 - 1928-11-09
Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/2/305-322
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.
Dates:
1928-10-28 - 1928-11-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-Fonds
Paintings of the Niagara Falls, 1850
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 240/12
Scope and Contents
Two paintings, each 9¼'' x 13'', depicting the Niagara Falls from the top of American Fall and from the Ice Bridge.
Dates:
1850
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Americas miscellanea
File
Photographs, 1928
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/3
Scope and Contents
A file of loose photographs, several taken aboard the cruise ship ‘Demosthenes’.
Dates:
1928
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Empire Settlement Tour
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Power Station, 1908-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11/2405
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). Above the falls.
Dates:
1908-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Suspension Bridge below Falls from American side], 1885
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089C/100
Scope and Contents
186 x 224 mm. A view looking along the suspension bridge towards the Canadian side of the border. This is possibly the railroad suspension bridge which was built in 1855, and destroyed by ice in 1938.
Dates:
1885
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
New Zealand and America
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The Horseshoe Falls, 1908-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11/2400
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). From view points from tunnel.
Dates:
1908-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Horseshoe Falls, 1908-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11/2401
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). From view point from tunnel.
Dates:
1908-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Horseshoe Falls, 1908-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11/2404
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). Above: seen from the Canadian side. Gorgeous green colour.
Dates:
1908-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The iron bridge, Niagara, 1908-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11/2407A
Scope and Contents
Landscape format.
Dates:
1908-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Under the Horseshoe Fall, 1908-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11/2402
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate. [Figure in waterproof cape].
Dates:
1908-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Under the Horseshoe Fall, 1908-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11/2403
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate. [Figure in waterproof cape].
Dates:
1908-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Victoria Park and Canadian Falls, 1918
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/73
Scope and Contents
70 x 50 mm. A view taken from Victoria Park, with the Canadian Falls visible in the distance. Originally, the caption read 'American Falls', but American has been scored out, and replaced with Canadian (in the same hand)
Dates:
1918
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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View of Niagara Falls from Carillion Tower, 1950 - 1967
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062E/62
Scope and Contents
A view looking across towards the two major falls.
Dates:
1950 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Photographs of Canada
File
Volume 7, 1864-07-02 - 1864-08-18
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 232/7
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Eight exercise books containing copies of letters, which were written by Stanley during a tour of Civil War America in 1864, undertaken in the period between his leaving Oxford and being called to the Bar. Most are addressed to his mother and sister, but were intended to be circulated and read together, providing a single picture. Stanley was very interested in examining the causes and course of the conflict from both the Union and Confederate perspectives, and secured introductions to...
Dates:
1864-07-02 - 1864-08-18
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
For conservation reasons, this collection may only be consulted on microfilm reel MC88.
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Whirlpool Rapids below Falls Niagara, 1918
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/3/1
Scope and Contents
74 x 51 mm.
Dates:
1918
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Whirlpool rapids, Niagara Falls, 1949-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/183
Scope and Contents
125 x 80 mm.
Dates:
1949-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Whirlpool rapids, Niagara Falls, 1949-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/184
Scope and Contents
125 x 80 mm.
Dates:
1949-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Whirlpool rapids, Niagara Falls, 1949-07
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/185
Scope and Contents
80 x 115 mm.
Dates:
1949-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls, 1949-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/188
Scope and Contents
110 x 80 mm. A view of the falls, and a bridge in the distance.
Dates:
1949-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).