Niagara Suspension Bridge.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by D. M. Dewey (American, 1819 - 1889)

Date1856-1857

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/8 x 13 3/16in. (20.6 x 33.5cm) Sheet (height x width): 12 1/4 x 16 1/2in. (31.1 x 41.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

Object number1950.187.0

DescriptionLarge central image of a railroad train crossing a suspension bridge, surrounded by twelve vignettes showing various views of Niagara Falls and the Niagara River, including the waterfall itself, rapids, a whirlpool, an observation tower, a monument in the form of a broken column, and a fort. The central image includes a man and a woman, who stand on a grassy lawn, looking toward the river, the bridge, and the waterfall in the distance. Two tree stumps and evergreen trees are nearby. Birds perch on the bare branches of a bush in the right foreground. A large American flag flies from a pole at the left end of the bridge. A large Canadian flag flies from a pole at the right end. A small steamboat is on the river. Smoke issues from the smokestack of the locomotive. Clouds are in the sky.

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