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American Falls illuminated at night, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1935

Subject
Rivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of American Falls illuminated at night, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of American Falls illuminated at night, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A night view of the American Falls at Niagara Falls, lit by colored floodlights that throw a rainbow band of pink, green and yellow across the falling water and mist, with the dark rock face silhouetted at right. The American Falls is the second-largest of the three waterfalls making up Niagara Falls, on the New York side of the Niagara River. Colored illumination of the falls became a popular spectacle in the 1920s and 1930s and remains a nightly attraction.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Everything is swell Better hurry & get married Love Sarah & Irvin

PublisherOtto Ulbrich Co.
113 AMERICAN FALLS, ILLUMINATED, NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. 4A-H1112 --- POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY The nocturnal beauty of Niagara is greatly enhanced by the Kaleidoscopic playing of multi-colored lights upon the turbulent spray of the Falls for four hours each evening. The power from the Falls themselves is used in the Billion Candle power Battery of Lights, so that Niagara with the help of Man illuminates itself into a gorgeous splendor. OTTO ULBRICH CO., BUFFALO, N.Y. C.T. ART COLORTONE QUALITY
PostmarkedNiagara Falls, NY, June 28, 1937, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Freda Nicholas

15 Sheldon St., Norwich, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked, Niagara Falls, NY
PublisherOtto Ulbrich Co.
Series113
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Freda Nicholas, 15 Sheldon St., Norwich, NY
Place depictedAmerican Falls, Niagara Falls, NY
PublisherOtto Ulbrich Co., Buffalo, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible ribbing; white border; production code 4A-H1112 printed at the edge; light edge wear and a small stain at the right margin. Postmark: NIAGARA FALLS N.Y. JUN 28 8 PM 1937 (with "2" in the killer). Divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY"; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; C.T. Art Colortone linen-textured stock; white border on front; light edge wear and slight toning.

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American Falls illuminated at night, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/american-falls-illuminated-at-night-niagara-falls-new-york-c-1930. Accessed October 24, 2026.