Title

Farini as Biddy O'Flaherty the Irish Washerwoman

Date

ca 1975 (reproduction)

18600905

Creator

Campbell, Donna Marie

Extent

22.83 x 32.47 cm

Is Part Of

Watercolour Collection

Description

en-CA Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; On September 5th, 1860. Farini as Biddy O'Toole the Irish washer woman carried the patent washing machine to the centre of the rope, positioned it and then drew up water from the River to fill the mahine. He then proceeded to wash a number of handkerchiefs given to him for that purpose by ladies who were part of the crowd, excerpted from the Niagara Falls Gazette ; artistic recreation from a stereograph by Platt D Babbitt ; courtesy Niagara by Ralph Greenhill and Thomas D Mahoney ;

Type

Still Image

Medium

Watercolour

Subject

Stunts and Stunters

Niagara River - Lower

Location

Canada

Canada - Ontario

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=102763

locator

WC 107

Publisher

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation

Date Created

2005-02-19

Date Modified

2005-02-19