Title

Rock of Ages, American Falls, Niagara Falls

Description

en-CA Coloured sketch of the Rock of Ages and the American Falls from below. Under the Falls is a place called Cave of the Winds, formed by thirty feet of projecting limestone that has resisted the action of the corroding waters while the shady substratum directly under the ledge has been eaten away. The so-called cave is one hundred feet in height and sixty feet in depth and can be reached by a perpendicular winding stairway from Goat Island. The cave derives its name from the constant pressure of the atmosphere caused by the reflex of the falling water which resembles a storm of great violence.

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=395117

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

General Photograph Collection

Extent

3.5" by 5.5"

Medium

Colour postcard

Provenance

Donated by Agnes Ancio

Date

Circa 1950s/1960s

Subject

Cave of the Winds

Niagara Falls - American Falls

Art/Prints/Sketches

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

number

D525679

Format

Colour postcard

Date Created

2013-10-07

Date Modified

2013-10-07