Cave of the Winds & Bridal Veil Falls, Niagara Falls, NY, 1914

Subject: Rivers & Streams
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1914 (Golden Age)

Back of Cave of the Winds & Bridal Veil Falls, Niagara Falls, NY, 1914, c. 1914 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The view looks up from the base of the Niagara gorge, with Bridal Veil Falls dropping on the right and the dark limestone overhang of the Cave of the Winds at center. A wooden walkway with railings crosses the wet rocks in the foreground, where a few small figures give the scale of the falls. The printed caption calls the scene "Rock of Ages" and American Falls from below and notes that Centre Fall issues between Luna and Goat Island. Visitors reached the natural cave by a winding stairway from Goat Island; the cavern remained a Niagara attraction until the overhang collapsed in 1954, and the name now belongs to the deck tour beside the falls.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Having a grand time and hope you are having fun too. Love Hazel & Fay Crippen

Cave of the Winds & Bridal Veil Falls, Niagara Falls. ROCK OF AGES and American Falls from below, Niagara Falls. Centre Fall issues from between Luna and Goat Island, shown in the photograph. At the shore foot under the fall is a plac- ed Cave of The Winds, formed by thir- ty feet or projecting limestone that has resisted the action of the corroding waters while the shady substratum di- rectly under the ledge has been eaten away. The so-called cave is one hun- dred feet in height and sixty feet in depth and can be reached by a perpen- dicular winding stairway from Goat Is- land. The cave derives its name from the constant pressure of the atmosphere caused by the reflex of the falling water which resembles a storm of great vio- lence.

PostmarkedOH, August 20, 1914, 15:00

Addressed to

Cliffie Bruen

739 Knight Ave Gollengewood, NJ

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 20, 1914, 15:00, OH
Series	6283
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Cliffie Bruen, 739 Knight Ave, Gollengewood, NJ
Place depicted	Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls, NY
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1902
Notes	White border with worn, slightly chipped edges; textured color-litho screen visible; printed series number 6283 at lower left; faint, largely illegible handwriting in the white spray area. Postmark: AUG 20 3 PM 1914 OHIO. Divided-back linen-era card with 1¢ green Washington stamp; light edge wear, corner creases, and a faint pencil dealer mark ("PJC 5/4/07") at upper left.

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Cave of the Winds & Bridal Veil Falls, Niagara Falls, NY, 1914, postcard, c. 1914. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cave-of-the-winds-bridal-veil-falls-niagara-falls-ny-1914. Accessed November 2, 2026.