falls, 19th century

Upper Falls of Solomon's Creek (after an Engraving in The Port Folio M...

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Passaic Falls, New Jersey (?), New Jersey

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The Falls of the Schuylkill and Chain Bridge

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The Falls of Niagara (Copy after an Engraving in The Port Folio Magazi...

Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839) Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Falls of the Schuylkill and Chain Bridge

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Passaic Falls, New Jersey (?) - Public domain scenic drawing

Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839) Public domain scan of 19th century Russian drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan of 19th century Russian drawing, ... More

Upper Falls of Solomon's Creek (after an Engraving in The Port Folio M...

Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839) Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hadley's Falls (No. 5 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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Glenns Falls / painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by I. Hill.

Print shows a view of the Hudson River at Glenns Falls with a building on an island and a bridge spanning the river and passing through the building; also shows people on the island. No. 6 of the Hudson River ... More

Little Falls at Luzerne (No. 1 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

Rapids Above Hadley's Falls (No. 4 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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William Guy Wall - Glenns Falls (No. 6 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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Little Falls at Luzerne (No. 1 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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Rapids Above Hadley's Falls (No. 4 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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William Guy Wall - Glenns Falls (No. 6 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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Baker's Falls (No. 8 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

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The Labro Falls, ink drawing - Public domain scenic drawing

Thomas Fearnley (Norwegian, Frederikshald 1802–1842 Munich) Public domain photograph of 19th-century landscape drawing, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Falls of Niagara - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan Museum o...

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The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisoji no ok...

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)) Edo period (1615–1868)

The Falls of the Sawkill - Engraving, Public domain image

A view published in the New-York Mirror. Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796–1886 Maplewood, New Jersey)

The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisoji no ok...

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)) Edo period (1615–1868)

Trenton Falls, New York, New York

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Trenton Falls, New York - Drawing. Public domain image.

Robert Jones (active 1822–ca. 1848) Made in England Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A View of Lower Rydal Falls, Cumbria

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John William Casilear - Glen's Falls (from Sketchbook)

John William Casilear (American, New York 1811–1893 Saratoga Springs, New York)

John William Casilear - Falls in the Hills (from Sketchbook)

John William Casilear (American, New York 1811–1893 Saratoga Springs, New York)

Fall-front Secretary, copper alloy

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Panorama of Niagara Falls - Early photography, Public domain image

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Panorama of Niagara Falls - Early photography, Public domain image

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The Niagara Falls - Daguerreotype portrait

Platt D. Babbitt (American, active 1840s–70s) The daguerreotype method of the photographic process was invented by Louis Daguerre in the 1830s. It was the first photographic process and it was widely used in t... More

Montmorency Falls, Canada - Drawing. Public domain image.

John Mackie Falconer (American, Edinburgh 1820–1903 New York) Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Falls of the Gava. Les Sauts de la Gave

Widmung: to the R.l Hon.ble the Earl of Exeter &. &c this Plate is inscribed by his Lordship's most obed.t & most humble servant

Indian Falls, Indian Brook, Cold Springs, New York, New York

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[Chinese and others on small bridge, with tower in background, Niagara...

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Indian Falls, Indian Brook, Cold Springs, New York

William Rickarby Miller (American (born England), County Durham 1818–1893 Bronx, New York)

Montmorency Falls, Canada, Canada, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Josiah Johnson Hawes - Niagara Falls from the Canadian Side

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Niagara Falls, 19th century - Early photography, Public domain image

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American Falls, Niagara - Drawing. Public domain image.

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American Falls, Niagara - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Tenesse Falls near Portage, N.Y.

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Roger Fenton - Falls of the Llugwy, at Pont-y-Pair

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Great Falls of the Spokane River, W.T. 30 miles below the Cour D'Alene...

In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 58. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.

Falls of Terni - Early photography, Public domain image

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Falls of the Inn, St. Moritz - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 44, lower left.

Falls of the Rhine - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

View of Neuhausen am Rheinfall, showing Rhine River and falls. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 38, upper left.

Falls on the Colville (Mill) River with the H. B. Co's. [i.e., Hudson'...

Photograph shows waterfalls on the Colville River in Washington, with a Hudson's Bay Company mill above the falls in the background; also shows in the foreground, Ponderosa pine and alder trees. Caption contin... More

Schaffhausen. Falls - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Schloss Laufen above the Rheinfalls. In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 42, upper right.

Falls on the Colville (Mill River), 1860

Photograph shows waterfalls on the Colville River in Washington. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 24]. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1999:001.01

Falls of La Froda, Airolo - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

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The coming man's presidential career, a la Blondin [Cartoon of Lincoln...

Wood engr. by J.D. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 4, (1860 August 25), p. 544. Ref. copy in PRES FILE. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Negroes Cartoons 1860; BI... More

Falls of Giesbach - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 36, lower left.

Part of the Kettle Falls of the Columbia

Photograph shows the Kettle Falls portion of the Columbia River in Washington. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 18]. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1999:001.01

Falls of Pissvache. Martigny - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 33, upper left.

Falls near Gastein - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, opposite p. 50, right.

A rebel treed. Arrest of rebel officer Lt. H. J. Segal of the insurgen...

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Falls Church, Virginia - Early photography, Public domain image

Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)

Falls Church, Virginia - A group of men standing in front of a buildin...

Photograph shows a group of soldiers outside the Falls Church which was used as a Union hospital. No. 1153. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Yosemite Falls, from the Sentinel Dome, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co.

No. 1144. On mount: "Watkins' Pacific Coast." The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whit... More

Yosemite Falls 2630 ft., Yosemite.

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Yosemite Falls, River View, 2637 Feet

Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More

Entrance to Washington Water Works, Great Falls, Potomac River

Photograph shows two men standing in a small flat boat near the spillway.

The church. Falls Church, Virginia - An old black and white photo of a...

Photograph shows two men outside the church. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite.

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. . . . Oakhill, the north end of Falls Church, Va.

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Taylor's Tavern, near Falls Church, Virginia

Photograph shows soldiers in uniform standing outside the tavern. No. 4422. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Fleet above the Falls in Red River - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3119. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Taylor's Tavern, near Falls Church, Virginia

Photograph shows a group of men standing outside the tavern. No. B808. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Falls Church, Virginia - A group of people standing in front of a buil...

Photograph shows men on horses outside the Falls Church. No. B332. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 4, p. 79". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Vernal Falls, 300 ft., Yosemite.

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Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Great Falls, Potomac Rive...

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Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Great Falls, Potomac Rive...

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Underneath Niagara Falls - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan Muse...

Ferdinand Richardt (1819–1895) Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity). Great Falls, Potomac Rive...

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A Study of Trap Rock (Buttermilk Falls)

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[The Secretary of State and the Diplomatic Corps at Trenton Falls, New...

Pictured in the photo are: 1. Count Piper, Swedish Minister; 2. M. Bertinatti, Italian Minister; 3. M. Molena, Nicaraguan Minister; 4. M. Schleiden, Hanseatic Minister; 5. M. Mercier, French Minister; 6. Willi... More

Caldeno Falls (from Sketchbook), Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[Lula Lake and Upper Falls on Rock Creek, near Lookout Mountain, Georg...

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Lulah Falls, Lookout Mountain, Georgia

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Chattanooga, Tennessee (vicinity). Lulu Falls, Lookout Mt

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Falls of Minne-ha-ha and rustic bridge / J. Carbutt, photographer, Chi...

Stereograph shows two women and a man standing on a footbridge before a waterfall. Printed on mount: Views of Minnesota and Vicinity. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of Marian S... More

Katary Falls from Below - Early photography, Public domain image

Artist: Edmund David Lyon.Artist Bio: British, c. 1829 - 1891.Creation Date: c. 1865-1871.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection.Accession Number: 2006.045.081

Falls on the Yuba River, near Cisco, Placer County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 773. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Route. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Lake Tahoe, Calif. - Eagle Falls, Emerald Bay on western shore of the ...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 662. LOT subdivision subject: Lake Tahoe. This record contains unverified data from old caption ca... More

Falls on the Yuba River, near Crystal Lake - Central Pacific Railroad

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1273. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Route. This record contains unverified old data from ca... More

View of Emerald Bay, from top of Eagle Falls, Lake Tahoe

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 664. LOT subdivision subject: Lake Tahoe. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Multnomah Falls Cascade, Columbia River

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Shoshone Falls, Idaho / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing the falls. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, whic... More

Shoshone Falls, Idaho / T.H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph shows cliffs and the right side of the southern half of Shoshone Falls from a point on the shore near the Snake River looking toward the Falls; O'Sullivan's camp, not visible in this photo, is beyond... More

Shoshone Falls, Idaho / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing the falls and the surrounding mountains. Plate 139 1/2 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Was... More

Yosemite Falls, instantaneous view, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa co., Cal...

Original negative number: 3074. Part of series: Pacific Coast Views. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support wit... More

Haines Falls, Catskill Mountains, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Engraved by Joseph Ives Pease (American, Norfolk, Connecticut 1809–1883 Salisbury, Connecticut)

Freshets in the West--great jam of logs at Chippewa Falls boom, Wiscon...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1869 June 5, p. 360. Public domain photograph - historical image of Wisconsin, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

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Sioux Falls, Dacota / by C.L. Hamilton, Sioux City, Iowa.

Photograph shows Sioux Falls, South Dakota. No. 1. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg... More

Staubbach Falls (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook)

John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London) Public domain scan of 19th century British drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan of 19th centu... More

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[Industrial building by waterfall with covered bridge spanning the fal...

Gift; Burton Historical Collection of Detroit Public Library; 1969; (DLC/PP-1969:020)

Globe reflection, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George / G. S. Irish,...

Stereograph shows self-portrait of photographer with camera on tripod, hotel, and lake reflected in a shiny globe. Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:123). Was AP 1005. Vender : Jeffrey Kraus.

[Falls of the Limon River, Panama]

Stereograph showing waterfall. Photograph taken by John Moran or Timothy O'Sullivan during the Darien expedition to Panama. Notation on mount: "Washington, R. Berry." On mount recto: stereograph showing Trucke... More