American Falls from Goat Island, Niagara Falls, NY, 1916

Subject: Rivers & Streams
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1916 (White Border)

Back of American Falls from Goat Island, Niagara Falls, NY, 1916, c. 1916 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The American Falls seen from Goat Island, the water dropping in a wide curtain into the gorge, with a small observation point at the left brink. The printed caption singles out Luna Island, the low scrap of rock and greenery between the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, noting that it can be reached only by a footbridge from Goat Island and that the churning water was slowly eating it away. Goat Island has been the standard viewing ground since a bridge from the mainland opened in 1817, and the surrounding reservation became Niagara Falls State Park in 1885, the oldest state park in the country. The sender was in Buffalo on business and made the trip out to the falls, writing to a friend in Hartford City, Indiana, that they were wonderful.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello Grace - am at Buffalo N.Y. and Niagara. The falls are wonderful Come hurriedly we'll go on a business trip. Write Katheriga.

American Falls from Goat Island, Niagara Falls American Falls from Goat Island. Luna Island, the point of which is shown, cannot be reached by carriage, for it is accessible only by a foot bridge that connects it with Goat Island. It is a dainty little bit of soil and verdure gradually wasting from the gnawing waters, and in another century may be eaten away entirely. Goat Island, how- ever, will remain, for it is both large and rugged and from it a superb view of the American Fall may be obtained.

PostmarkedBuffalo, NY, February 24, 1916, 23:00

Addressed to

Grace Hoover

Hartford City, IN

Postcard record

Postmarked	February 24, 1916, 23:00, Buffalo, NY
Series	4 5782
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Grace Hoover, Hartford City, IN
Place depicted	American Falls, Niagara Falls, NY
Place mentioned	Goat Island
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp	10c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Thin light border; caption printed in red across the top; visible halftone dot screen; card number 5782 at lower right; edge and corner wear with light soiling. Postmark: BUFFALO N.Y. FEB 24 11 PM 1916. Divided back; white border on front; color lithograph/halftone texture. Card toned and soiled, worn corners, edge nicks, stamp slightly damaged.

Cite this card

American Falls from Goat Island, Niagara Falls, NY, 1916, postcard, c. 1916. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/american-falls-from-goat-island-niagara-falls-ny-1916. Accessed November 2, 2026.