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Rapids under the bridge to Third Sister Island, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1910

Subjects
Bridges & DamsRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Rapids under the bridge to Third Sister Island, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Rapids under the bridge to Third Sister Island, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A view of the turbulent rapids of the Niagara River rushing beneath a light iron truss footbridge that spans the water to Third Sister Island. Dense green and autumn-red foliage frames both banks under a pale blue and pink sky.

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Rapids under Bridge to Third Sister Island, Niagara Falls, N. Y. --- POST CARD This side for Correspondence. This side for Address.
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Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place depictedThird Sister Island, Niagara Falls, NY
NotesChromolithograph with visible stipple/graining; printed decorative border with dark scuff-like pattern around the image; white margin at edges. No postmark, stamp, address, or message — unused divided-back card. Pencil dealer notation '3 - NY - n' and '2' at top left. Printed 'POST CARD' with 'This side for Correspondence.' / 'This side for Address.' panels; cream stock with decorative border (front).

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Rapids under the bridge to Third Sister Island, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/rapids-under-the-bridge-to-third-sister-island-niagara-falls. Accessed October 5, 2026.