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Platt D. Babbitt — Niagara Falls with well-dressed group

Platt D. Babbitt

Niagara Falls with well-dressed group

1862

Captured at the famous tourist destination, this ambrotype represents early commercial photography's role in documenting both natural wonders and leisure travel.

Medium
ambrotype, whole plate

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Platt D. Babbitt, Niagara Falls with well-dressed group, 1862

Captured at the famous tourist destination, this ambrotype represents early commercial photography's role in documenting both natural wonders and leisure travel.

Medium
ambrotype, whole plate
Year
1862
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Ambrotype, Documentary, American, Photograph, Landscape, Group

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago