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George Barker — Niagara - Ice Mountain and American Fall, from the series "Niagara Falls, New York"

George Barker

Niagara - Ice Mountain and American Fall, from the series "Niagara Falls, New York"

Barker's stereo albumen print documents Niagara's winter transformation, capturing the sublime power of nature frozen in crystalline formations that attracted countless 19th-century tourists.

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Albumen print, stereo

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