The view looks across the upper rapids of the Niagara River toward the crest of the American Falls, with the wooded shore of Goat Island and a small frame building on the brink beyond. The American Falls drop about 176 feet over a pile of fallen rock at their base. By 1916 the surrounding Niagara Reservation was a state park, and trolley and rail lines brought sightseers to the falls. The sender's note reports a trip going well and good news of the children.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
We are enjoying our
trip all right.
Found the children
well and doing fine
Mr & Mrs Evanson
PostmarkedNiagara Falls, NY, August 10, 1916, 17:00
Black-and-white halftone print with a white border; number 7258 in the lower-left corner; faint erased pencil scribbles in the sky area; light soiling and edge wear.
Postmark: NIAGARA FALLS AUG 10 5-PM 1916 / BRIDGE STATION. Divided-back "Post Card" stock with 1¢ Washington stamp; halftone print with white border. Creases, corner and edge wear, light soiling.
Cite this card
Brink of American Falls, Niagara Falls, NY, 1916, postcard, c. 1916. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/brink-of-american-falls-niagara-falls-ny-1916. Accessed November 2, 2026.
