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American Falls from Prospect Park, Niagara Falls, NY, circa 1930

Subjects
Public Parks & CommonsRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of American Falls from Prospect Park, Niagara Falls, NY, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of American Falls from Prospect Park, Niagara Falls, NY, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

Dark foreground foliage frames the American Falls and the Niagara River, with the wooded far bank and a pale sunset sky beyond. The caption places the viewer in Prospect Park on the American side, an overlook that gave tourists a composed view of the cataract and the river gorge. The printed text calls the falls 'essentially a single torrent' even though Goat Island divides the flow, a reminder that the American and Horseshoe falls together form one Niagara. By the 1930s the falls were a well-established tourist spectacle, drawing honeymooners and sightseers to the American and Canadian shores.

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A Picturesque Scene from Prospect Park, Niagara Falls. This singularly beautiful and most impressive view of the entire perspec- tive of the Falls gives a good impression of the irregular contour of the cataract, which, although divided by Goat Island, is essentially a single torrent, exhibit- ing the complete volume of the flow of the Niagara River.
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Postcard record

Series8172
ConditionVery good
NotesWhite border; visible canvas-like linen texture across the image; card number 8172 printed in the lower left corner. No postmark and no handwriting. Divided-back card with printed descriptive text on the message half; white border and textured stock; front bears card number 8172.

Cite this card

American Falls from Prospect Park, Niagara Falls, NY, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/american-falls-from-prospect-park-niagara-falls-ny-circa-193. Accessed November 2, 2026.