Old Photo Album: "19th-Century Niagara: Images of Ice and Crystal"

By Janet Wetter - January 15, 2005

Nineteenth-century views of Niagara Falls when strolling onto the crystallized cataract was a winter tradition.

The full content is available in the Winter 2005 Issue.

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Old Photo Album: "19th-Century Niagara: Images of Ice and Crystal"