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Attributed to Platt D. Babbitt — Untitled (Niagara Falls)

Attributed to Platt D. Babbitt

Untitled (Niagara Falls)

1853

Among the earliest tourist photographs of America's most famous natural wonder, this daguerreotype captures both the sublime power of the falls and the nascent relationship between photography and tourism.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Attributed to Platt D. Babbitt, Untitled (Niagara Falls), 1853

Among the earliest tourist photographs of America's most famous natural wonder, this daguerreotype captures both the sublime power of the falls and the nascent relationship between photography and tourism.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1853
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Historic, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Niagara Falls, Scenic, Landscape, Sepia, Daguerreotype

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