Benton mural of Father Hennepin at Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, New York

Subjects: Christianity Native American Life
Card type: Chrome
Date: Postmarked August 16, 1974 (Modern)

Back of Benton mural of Father Hennepin at Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, New York, 1974 chrome postcard — Back

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Color reproduction of Thomas Hart Benton's mural depicting Father Louis Hennepin, in brown missionary robes with arms raised, viewing Niagara Falls in 1678. He is surrounded by Native American figures and French voyageurs in buckskin and red coats, some carrying muskets, snowshoes and a canoe, on a snowy, rocky shore before the falls.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This will be [illegible] each Maybe it will be [illegible] before us will be home Sunday. Dear Mom Here we are in Niagara Falls on the American side. Its nothing compared to what we seen on the Candian side. Its real windy enough & cool. Had a little rain. Love Pauline & Norm

PublisherPower Authority of the State of New York

BENTON MURAL SHOWS FATHER HENNEPIN AT NIAGARA FALLS Famed American painter Thomas Hart Benton has depicted Father Louis Hennepin viewing Niagara Falls in 1678. Father Hennepin, a French Recollect missionary priest, was the first European to write extensively about the Falls. The mural, seven feet high and 20 feet wide, is located in the Power Vista, the public visitation area of the New York State Power Authority's Niagara Power Project at Niagara Falls. --- NIAGARA POWER PROJECT Power Authority of the State of New York cordially invites you to enjoy the free visitor facilities at its power projects at Niagara Falls, Massena, and Gilboa, N. Y. James A. FitzPatrick, Chairman PRINTED IN U. S. A.

PostmarkedBuffalo, NY, August 16, 1974, 17:00

Addressed to

Mrs. Beatrice Fisher

9651 Centralia, Detroit, Mich. 48239

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 16, 1974, 17:00, Buffalo, NY
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mrs. Beatrice Fisher, 9651 Centralia, Detroit, MI
Place depicted	Niagara Falls, NY
Place mentioned	Niagara Falls, NY
Stamp	10c Thomas Jefferson, green
Notes	White border; mid-century chrome-era color printing; printed caption block occupies lower portion of the front. Postmark: BUFFALO N.Y. AUG 16 5 PM 1974. Chrome-era divided-back card, glossy, printed in U.S.A.; light edge wear, message written sideways along left edge.

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Benton mural of Father Hennepin at Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, New York, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/benton-mural-of-father-hennepin-at-niagara-falls-niagara-fal. Accessed October 5, 2026.