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Niagra Falls

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The William Henry Jackson Photochrom Collection contains 187 mostly photochrom prints of Colorado, New Mexico, California, Utah, other states, and Mexican scenes. Photochrom (also known as Fotochrom, Photochrome, or the Aäc process) is a process for producing colorized images from black-and-white negatives via the direct photographic transfer of a negative onto lithographic printing plates. The process is a photographic variant of chromolithography. A small number of the prints are black and white. Prints appear in three sizes: 4.5 x 6.5 inches, 3.5 x 7 inches, and 7 x 9 inches.

Dates

  • 1893-1906

Access Restrictions

The collection is available for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 187 items (1 box) : 187 photochrom prints ; prints: 4.5 x 6.5 in., 3.5 x 7 in., 7 x 9 in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

  1. Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, Niagra River, Whirlpool Rapids.

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451