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Terrapin Tower

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Folder GLY Photos #5, 1857 - 1991

 File — Box GLY-1: [Barcode: SC2440]
Identifier: GLY-1
Scope and Contents

Various photos of the American Falls including images of the Falls from Queen Victoria Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, a view of the Falls during the winter, and a copy of a photograph by Holmes, of New York taken in 1857. Other photos include images of the bridge between Goat Island and Luna Island, the 1918 Memorial Day parade during World War I, and Terrapin Tower.

Dates: 1857 - 1991

Sv8B-Sv8C-Sv8D-Sv8E, bulk: undated

 Box — Box Box 11: [Barcode: SC1853]
Scope and Contents

Box containing stereoviews showing images Niagara Falls including views of the American Falls, Horseshoe Falls, People at the Falls, the Niagara scenery, etc. Some stereoviews have revenue stamps. Stereoviews were created by publishers including Bierstadt, Curtis, and others.

Dates: Majority of material found in undated

Sv9, circa 1860

 Box — Box Box 13: [Barcode: SC1851]
Scope and Contents

Box containing stereoviews showing images of Terrapin Tower, People at the Falls, and scenery. Some stereoviews have revenue stamps. Stereoviews were created by publishers including Anthony, Barker, Barnum, Kilburn, Curtis, and others.

Dates: circa 1860

Terrapin Point, 1872

 File — Drawer SC0964: [Barcode: SC0964]
Scope and Contents

Photo of Terrapin Point with the tower and one without

Dates: 1872

Terrapin Point - Terrapin Tower, circa 1890s-1904

 File
Identifier: gphc.tp.33
Scope and Contents

5 photographs (late 19th c.-early 20th c.) landscapes. 3 marked Niagara Falls Historical Society (NFHS). one by George Barker. 1 says 1904? on back, the others may be earlier than that.

Dates: circa 1890s-1904

Terrapin Point [Tower], 1860-1907

 File
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Terrapin Point, including the tower

Dates: 1860-1907

Terrapin Pt, Bridge, etc. Photos/Prints

 File
Scope and Contents

Prints and published photographs of Terrapin Point and Tower, a bridge and Horseshoe falls

Dates: Majority of material found within 1829-1986, undated

Williams, E.T. - Mss. For articles

 File
Identifier: Subgroup 1
Scope and Contents

Essays by Edward T. Williams related to history of Niagara Falls, Niagara County and Niagara Frontier. Topics include Terrapin Tower, Niagara River, and streets.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1899-1977, undated