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• Maid Of The Mist At The Lower Landing On U.S. [United States] Side

  Railway Suspension Bridge in background ;
• Main Suspension Perspective Of The Railway Suspension Bridge

  Observation Towers in background ;
• Looking At The Tumbling Foaming Rapids [Whirlpool Rapids]

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Lieutenant Colonel Miller's American Forces Assaulting British Artillery Position at Battle of Lundy's Lane July 25 1814

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 19756 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Lieutenant Colonel Miller's American Forces In Position Before Attack on British Artillery Positions at Battle of Lundy's Lane July 25 1814

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 19756 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Lieutenant Colonel Miller's American Forces Capture British Guns at Battle of Lundy's Lane July 25 1814

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 19756 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Latest Niagara Humbug or How They Got The Fiery Untamed Steed On The Ice Mountain

  American Falls in background ;
• Latest Niagara Humbug or How They Got The Fiery Untamed Steed On The Ice Mountain

  Ferry stairs below Prospect Point to left of image, American Falls in background ;
• Kite Flying Contest Held To Get The First Line Across [The Gorge] For The Suspension Bridge

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; an artistic recreation by the artist ;
• Kick's Hotel on Main Street (Portage Road)

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Saloon on the Ice Bridge

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation from a stereographic view held at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society ; Research by George Seibel ; "Right in midstream ...shanties crowd each other, and in these places liquors are frequently served. When arrests were made the boundary line was always disputed and the ice bridge had usually melted by the time a trial was held " ; excerpted from "Anthology and Bibliography of Niagara Falls by Dow, volume 1 page 409 ;
• Interior Perspective Of The Carriage Way On The Railway Suspension Bridge

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Artistic recreation from stereographic view no. 108 published by Stereoscopic Gems and in the private collection of Thomas D Mahoney of Buffalo, NY ; 2 B 80 ;
• Inspiration Point Looking Toward The American Falls

  Located on the Niagara Boulevard in Queen Victoria Park
• Indian Spring at Queen Victoria Park

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Artistic recreation from a stereographic view in the Library of Congress, Washington, DC ;
• Indian Ladder At Table Rock Canadian Side

  Horseshoe Falls in background ;
• Horsedrawn Streetcar of First Street Railway Opposite Kick's Hotel on Main (Portage Road) Street

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ;Research by George Seibel ;
• Top Of The Indian Ladder on Canadian Side Of The River

  American and Horseshoe Falls in background ;
• First Building To Be Erected At Table Rock

  Probably a shelter and change house for the Trip behind the Falls ; Horseshoe Falls in background ;
• A Sunday Afternoon On The Ice Bridge At The Foot Of Prospect Point

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; from a stereograph in the Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, NY ;
• Ferry Landing - Canadian Side

  Carriage and driver awaiting the return of the ferry in hopes of getting a fare ;
• Ferry Landing - Canadian Side

  American and Bridal Falls in background ;
• British Artillery in Courtyard Of Hamilton House

  Hamilton House, was located in the village of Queenston. The house was destroyed during an artillery exchange between British and United States trooops during the War of 1812 ; in this image they are using six-pound cannons ;
• The Road From Hamilton Landing

  The house in the background, known as Hamilton House, was located in the village of Queenston. The house was destroyed during an artillery exchange between British and United States trooops during the War of 1812 ;
• Blondin On The Rope

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation based on a stereograph by Platt D Babbit held at the Earl W Brydges Public Library Niagara Falls NY ; Research by George Seibel ; "In JUne 1859 Blondin stretched his rope across Niagara Gorge midway between the Falls and The Whirlpool Raoids at a place known as Hubbard's Point on the Canada side and White's Pleasure Gardens on the US side. It was about 5 o'clock on the afternoon of the 30th when he started out on the rope cable from the America side. When about 100 feet out he sat down, lay on his back, stood on one foot and then resumed his journey. At intervals of about 150 feet he repeated this performance. He was on the rope for 18 minutes, as he landed the Gorge rang with cheers. His was the first rope walk across the Niagara Gorge ", excerpted from "Anthology & Bibliography of Niagara Falls by Dow volume 1 page 416" ;
• Blondin Rope Ascension Over Whirlpool Rapids With Colcord

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation based on a stereograph by Platt D Babbit held at the Earl W Brydges Public Library Niagara Falls NY ; Research by George Seibel ; "For the 1860 season Blondin stretched his rope across the Niagara Gorge below the Railway Suspension Bridge right over the Whirlpool Rapids. On September 8th in the presence of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward, he again carried Colcord across on his back", excerpted from "Anthology & Bibliography of Niagara Falls by Dow volume 1 page 418" ;
• Blondin carrying Colcord over the Niagara River

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation based on a stereograph by Platt D Babbit held at the Earl W Brydges Public Library Niagara Falls NY ; Research by George Seibel ; On Wednesday August 17th, 1859 Blondin carried Harry Colcord on his back, Colcord weighed 145 pounds. The portion of the trip over the centre of the rope where there were no guys was especially thrilling as Colcord recounts: "The guy lines, placed twenty feet apart, kept the rope comparitively steady till we reached the space of forty feet in the centre when there were no guy lines. We had made about ten feet of this forty when suddenly Blondin tottered and swayed in an effort to walk straight, his pole going furiously up and down" - excerpted from Anthology & Bibliography of Niagara Falls by Dow Volume 1 page 387" ; /<i8>
• Portrait of General Sir Isaac Brock

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• General Brock Hit By A Sniper's Bullet

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• The House Where Brock's Body Was Carried To And Hidden During The Battle

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• American Forces Climbing Fisherman's Path To Queenston Heights

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• American Troops Crossing The Niagara River Under Cannon Fire

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Brock Riding Toward Queenston From Fort George With McDonnell and Clegg Following

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Blondin Standing On His Head On A Rope Over The Niagara River

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation based on a stereograph by Platt D Babbit held at the Earl W Brydges Public Library Niagara Falls NY ; Research by George Seibel ; "On Wednesday August 3rd 1859 Blondin, before the largest crowd of that year, mae a trip over the rope in less than six minutes, taking time to stand on his head. While an admission was charged at White's Pleasure Gardens, Blondin's principle source of of compensation was through collections taken up among the crowds on the River bank - excerpted from "Reference Anthology & Bibliography of Niagara Falls" by Dow, volume 1 page 387 ;
• U.S. [United States] Battery At Lewiston

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• U.S. [United States] Battery At Lewiston Shore

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Brock Leading Charge Up Queenston Heights To Try And Capture Redan Battery

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• U.S. [United States] Forces Under Attack On Queenston Heights

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• British Troops Climbing Hill By Sheaffe's Path To Encircle U.S. [United States] Troops

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• American Troops Advancing Along Riverbank Under Cover of Night

  Bank is going toward Fisherman's Path ;
• Breeches Buoy Shot To Scow By Youngstown Coast Guard

  The stranded scow lying in the Upper Rapids has been a fixture since August 6, 1918. It broke loose while being towed by the tug Hassayampa, after the tug went aground in the American Channel opposite Port Day, less than a mile above the Falls. ...a line was shot out from the top of the Toronto Power House. Attempts were made to rig a breeches buoy, but the lines became fouled and it was not until "Red Hill" volunteered his services that it was possible to bring the men to shore, excerpted from Niagara Falls, Canada : a history of the City and the world famous beauty spot ;
• 4. Caught in the Act

  The cup of milk with the apple seeds was found by the cat during the night ;
• 5. The Culprit - Milk and Seeds Gone

  Thomas McMicking awakes to find that the cat has consumed both the milk and the apple seeds, the planting of apple seeds is delayed for one year ;
• Clearing the Land

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Loyalists Drawing For Their Crown Grant Property

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; artistic recreation after Jefferey ;
• Loyalist Log Home

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• River's Edge - Niagara Glen

  Lower Niagara River and Whirlpool Rapids
• Brock's Monument Destroyed [Queenston Heights]

  The first Brock Monument destroyed 1842 due to an explosion ;
• Laura Secord Intercepted By Indians On Her Way To Warn Fitzgibbon Of Impending U.S. [United States] Attack

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; LS-3 ;
• Incline Railroad at Whirlpool

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Artistic recreation from stereograph view no. 949 by Charles Bierstadt and John Bertniak ; Research by George Seibel ; M-4 ;
• Robinson's Pagoda and Camera Obscura Table Rock

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; P-11 ;
• Steps of the Old Ferry Niagara [after Cockburn]

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation based on the orignal by James Cockburn at the Royal Ontario Museum Toronto ; Research by George Seibel ; " On May 24th 1795 Mrs Simcoe wrote in her diary "Mr Pilkington was desired to place ladders to form a stairway down the bank". This recreation of Cockburn's sketch of the ladder shows how the original might have been. The ladder was fastened securely to a tree by hoopsof iron and anchored firmly amid rocks at the lower end." excerpted from "Niagara Falls Canada : a History" published 1967, page 281"
• Road to the Ferry Landing Canadian Side

  Lower Niagara River ;
• Rock of Ages on the Great Gorge Railway U.S. [United States] Side

  Canada and the Lower Niagara River to the right
• Ferry Steps at Prospect Point U.S. [United States] viewed from Canada

  Horseshoe Falls to the right ;
• Montresor's Tramway

  haulage system designed to transport goods up the slope at Lewiston NY ;
• Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Opened August 1, 1848

  United States to the left and Canada to the right of the Lower Niagara River; American and Horseshoe Falls in extreme background ;
• Queenston The Lower Landing

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; From a watercolour by Elizabeth Graves Simcoe in the John Ross Robertson Collection at the Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Ontario ;
• Railing Perspective New Suspension Bridge - Looking Toward Canada

  Elevator and Observation Tower in background to the right, Clifton House Hotel left ;
• U.S. [United States] Terminus on the New Suspension Bridge Looking Toward Canada

  Clifton House Hotel visible in background
• Horseshoe Falls from New Falls View Upper Suspension Bridge - Elevator Tower - Promenade Deck

  Ontario Power Generating Station to the right of the Falls ;
• Road Bed Construction Great Gorge Railroad

  Building of the Gorge Route north of the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge ; various elevators to the lower Gorge are seen in the background ;
• Railway Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Artistic recreation from a photograph held by Library and Archives Canada C-020675 ;
• Railway Engine Crossing Suspension Bridge Into The U.S.A. [United States of America]

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Artistic recreation from stereograph view no. 15 by J. J. Reilly in the Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, NY ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Grist Mill

  Pioneer life in Niagara Falls
• Stage Coach on Muddy Road or Springtime on Portage Road

  Pioneer life in Niagara Falls
• Thomas McMicking Building His Log House With The Help Of His Black Slave

  Pioneer life in Niagara Falls
• Inside a Pioneer Store

  Pioneer life in Niagara Falls
• Francis Goring The School Teacher - Came to People's Houses to Instruct Them

  Pioneer life in Niagara Falls
• Loyalist Pioneer Kitchen

  Pioneer life in Niagara Falls
• Pioneer Store

  Pioneer life in Niagara Falls
• Ploughing - Children Helped By Picking Up Stones

  Pioneer life in Niagara Falls
• Family Gathering Harvest

  Pioneer life in Niagara Falls
• New Suspension Bridge Construction of the Roadway

  Clifton Hotel on Canadian side visible in background
• The Refectory Queen Victoria Park Niagara Falls

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Artistic recreation from a photograph in the Archives of the Niagara Parks Ciommission ; Research by George Seibel ;
• School Children At Table Rock

  Horseshoe Falls and the Upper Niagara River in background ;
• Prospect House Hotel Main Street Niagara Falls

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Artistic recreation from a photograph in the Niagara Falls NY Historiccal Society, Niagara Falls, NY ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Photographer's Shanty On The Ice Bridge

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation from a black and white photograph ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Mr and Mrs Eldridge Stanton Approaching The Whirlpool Rapids On An Ice Floe

  In 1912 the Ice Bridge broke apart, with Mr. & Mrs. Eldridge Stanton stranded on a piece of Ice - Burrell Hecock attempted to rescue them; all 3 perished in the Lower Niagara River at the Whirlpool Rapids ;
• Burrell Hecock Passing the Michigan Central Railroad Bridge On An Ice Floe

  In 1912 the Ice Bridge broke apart, with Mr. & Mrs. Eldridge Stanton stranded on a piece of Ice - Burrell Hecock attempted to rescue them; all 3 perished in the Lower Niagara River at the Whirlpool Rapids ;
• Slater's Dock on the Niagara River and the Northern Terminus of Niagara Falls Park and River Railway

  located in the village of Chippawa, steamer Pilgrim at the dock ;
• St. John's Anglican Church on Portage Road Stamford

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• St. John's Anglican Church on Portage Road Stamford

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Queenston Dock and the Chippewa with Niagara Falls Park and River Railway Cars Lined Up Waiting

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Interior of St. John's Anglican Church on Portage Road

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• British Soldiers Crossing the Upper Niagara River during the Winter Campaign Against Buffalo - War of 1812

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Niagara Falls Queen Victoria Park and River Railway

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Queen Victoria Park on a Summer Afternoon

  American Falls and Niagara River Boulevard in background ;
• His Royal Highness Edward The Prince of Wales and Party at Whirlpool Rapids

  Car of the Great Gorge Route in background ;
• Mowat Gate Queen Victoria Park

  Entrance to the park
• Picking up American Wounded - Battle of Lundy's Lane

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Mrs Wilson Comes Out To Greet Advance Party of U.S. [United States] Army

  Location Wilson's Tavern Portage Road ;
• Make Way For General Riall - Battle of Lundy's Lane

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Edward Prince of Wales at Dedication of New Brock's Monument

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Research by George Seibel ; artist's conception ;
• New Suspension Bridge Construction

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; artistic recreation from sterograph view no. 726 by Charles Bierstadt in the Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, NY ; Research by George Seibel ;
• British Officer Saluting Advance Party of the U.S. [United States] Army at Wilson's Tavern - Battle of Lundy's Lane

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• British Regulars Defending Artillery Position - Battle of Lundy's Lane

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Queenston Heights and Brock's Monument

  Lower Niagara River flowing toward Lake Ontario
• Lieutenant Sims Leaves Taking All Of The Oars With Him - Battle of Queenston Heights

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; Research by George Seibel ; Q- 5 ;
• Work Gang on the New Suspension Bridge

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Artistic recreation based on a photograph at the Lundy's Lane Museum, Niagara Falls, Ontario ; Research by George Seibel ;
• Wreckage of the New Suspension Bridge

  Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Artistic recreation from a steroegraph view by George Barker held at the Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, NY ; Research by George Seibel ;