Album Niagara Falls from Alan Mays

Mother and Son at Niagara Falls (Full Version)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 08 May 2015 18:04:06 +0000

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See also a cropped version of this real photo postcard:

Mother and Son at Niagara Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 08 May 2015 18:04:08 +0000

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A cropped version of a souvenir real photo postcard. See below for the full version:

Modeling Handbags at Niagara Falls, 1960

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:06:29 +0000

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A Kodachrome slide dated January 1961.

Holding a Bucket Under Niagara Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:36:10 +0000

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A painted backdrops photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

Two women hold on to a bucket in a fruitless yet humorous attempt to fill it with the water flowing over a painted version of Niagara Falls.

Man and Woman with Doll at Niagara Falls (Mirror Image)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:47:49 +0000

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For information about this image, see the original tintype photo.

Man and Woman with Doll at Niagara Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:47:51 +0000

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A tintype photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

Another painted version of Niagara Falls (see also Holding a Bucket Under Niagara Falls) appears in the background of this souvenir tintype photo, which originally came in a paper mount that would have covered up the uneven edges and clipped corners.

The woman is holding a doll that appears to be dressed in a baseball uniform, and what looks like a purse is tucked under one of the doll's arms. Although it's difficult to see at the very edge of the photo, the man seems to be holding a stuffed animal of some sort.

Notice that--like all tintypes--the image is reversed, so that the "L" on the doll's uniform is backwards. The falls on the painted backdrop are also reversed--the Horseshoe Falls at left should actually be on the right-hand side of the photo, while the American Falls at right should appear on the left-hand side. Mouse over the top of the tintype to see a mirror image of the photo that shows the "L" and the falls in their proper order.

Braving the Whirlpool Rapids at Niagara Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:54:23 +0000

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What appears to be a photo of tourists bravely enduring the tumultuous waves of the whirlpool rapids in the gorge below Niagara Falls is actually a composite photo concocted in a photographer's studio. For an illustration showing how the photographer achieved this effect, see "How to Visit Niagara Falls Without Leaving Home," part of the American Museum of Photography's Montages, Multiples, and Mischief page.

The Whirlpool Rapids Bridge (formerly known as the Lower Steel Arch Bridge) is visible in the background of the photo, and a second bridge, the Niagara Cantilever Bridge, is partially visible behind it.