The view looks across the upper rapids of the Niagara River toward the crest of the American Falls, with the wooded Goat Island shore and a small frame building on the brink beyond. The American Falls carry the Niagara River over a straight 176-foot drop of rock debris at the falls' base, and by the early 20th century the surrounding reservation was a heavily visited state park served by trolley and rail. Halftone printing gives the rushing water its grainy texture.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
We are enjoying our
trip all right.
Found the children
well and doing fine
Mr & Mrs E. Mason
PostmarkedNiagara Falls, NY, August 10, 1916, 17:00
Black-and-white halftone print with a white border; number 1758 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 the American Falls, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/brink-of-the-american-falls-niagara-falls-new-york-circa-191. Accessed October 24, 2026.
