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Full Plate Ambrotype in original frame of two gentlemen at Niagara Falls

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    Posted 5 years ago

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    rgamby
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    Here’s a full plate Ambrotype in it’s 8x10” original frame with it’s orginal gold paper matting. The subject is two gentlemen sitting on the Canadian-side of the Niagara Gorge, with the American Falls in the background. Circa 1860

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 5 years ago
      Butch & Sundance !
    2. Gillian, 5 years ago
      Looks pretty precarious! Makes me think "and then there none." 3
    3. scottvez scottvez, 5 years ago
      Actually there were several professional photographers (on both US and Canadian side) whose business was Niagara Falls background views like these. They must have had some wealthy customers as most images are larger plates (Whole, half).

      This particular view and the frame looks more like 1870s. I know that many UK photographers continued with ambrotypes late in the 19th century than American photographers (rare to find a post 1865 US ambrotype). Maybe Canadian photographers took their lead from the UK?

      scott

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