Three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States

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Geography: visitors at Niagara Falls. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.

Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from a distance. Coloured lithograph, ca.1890.

Niagara Falls: a view of the American side of the Falls, from the foot of the Staircase. Coloured aquatint with etching by J. Hill after H.J. Bennett, ca. 1829.

Niagara Falls, Canada: the Canadian Falls viewed from Luna Island: three Native American women sit beneath a tree selling souvenirs. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Luna Island, New York: snow-covered trees. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from nearby. Coloured lithograph.

Niagara Falls: the American Fall, in winter. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Niagara Falls, New York: the American Fall from Luna Island, showing ice formations. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Niagara Falls: the Canadian Falls; a walkway next to the falls showing graffiti carved into a rock. Photograph, ca. 1880.

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Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from nearby. Coloured lithograph.

Niagara Falls: the American Fall, in winter. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from a distance. Coloured lithograph, ca.1890.

Niagara Falls, New York: the American Fall from Luna Island, showing ice formations. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Niagara Falls: the Canadian Falls; a walkway next to the falls showing graffiti carved into a rock. Photograph, ca. 1880.