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Digital Collection of Niagara Falls Guidebooks from the 19th Century

The Digital Collection of Niagara Falls Guidebooks from the 19th Century.

"Guide to Niagara Falls and its Scenery" (1863)

Guide to Niagara Falls and its Scenery

Including All the Points of Interest Both on the American and Canadian Side.
Geology and Recession of the Falls by Sir Charles Lyell

Embellished with Views of the Falls and Suspension Bridge, from Stereoscopic Views Especially for this Work by F. H. Johnson
Civil Engineer, A Resident of Niagara, and Author of Maps, Statistics, and Guide-Books of the Falls

Philadelphia: George W. Childs,1863.

Illustrations from "Guide to Niagara Falls and its Scenery"

American Fall, From Point View, Near the Ferry House

American Fall, from Point View, near the Ferry House

Horse Shoe Fall from Goat Island

Horse Shoe Fall from Goat Island

Niagara Falls from the Canada Side

Niagara Falls from the Canada Side

Suspension Bridge

Suspension Bridge