Rock of Ages and Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1910

Subjects: National & State Parks Rivers & Streams
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Rock of Ages and Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1910, Ruth Stelter, NY, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The view looks up the Niagara Gorge at the dark, projecting mass of rock known as the Rock of Ages, with the rushing green-white water of the Niagara River below and spray and mist rising from the Cave of the Winds area behind it. The Rock of Ages was a famous promontory on the American side of the falls, and the Cave of the Winds — a cavern behind the Bridal Veil Falls — was a long-running tourist attraction reached by wooden walkways and stairs. Both were landmarks of the Niagara Reservation, New York's state park established in 1885 as one of the first such parks in the United States.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Sept 3 1939 Dear Ruth, Its too bad you had to work to day. Its a beautiful and ideal day to be here, we are having a good time Love The Herrick's

274:—Rock of Ages and Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls. --- ROCK OF AGES and American Falls from below Niagara Falls. Centre Fall issues from between Luna and Goat shore foot, under the falls is a space called Cave of the Winds, formed by thirty feet of projecting limestone that has resisted the action of the corroding waters while the shady substratum or the ledge has been eaten away. The so-called cave is one hundred feet in height and sixty feet in depth and can be reached by a perpendicular winding stairway from Goat Island. 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 violence. POST CARD THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS MADE IN U.S.A.

PostmarkedNiagara Falls, NY

Addressed to

Ruth Stelter

1001 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked	Niagara Falls, NY
Series	274
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Ruth Stelter, 1001 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY
Place mentioned	Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls, NY
Stamp	2c Mexico, beige
Notes	White border; visible halftone dot screen in the sky and water; small number 20488 printed in the lower right corner; light wear at the corners. Postmark: NIAGARA FALLS SEP 3 (year not legible in the cancel). Divided-back printed halftone card with white border; sender wrote "Sept 3 1939" in pencil at top; stamp area torn/partly missing (Mexican 2-cent stamp). Light edge wear and toning.

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Rock of Ages and Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls, New York, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/rock-of-ages-and-cave-of-the-winds-niagara-falls-new-york-ci. Accessed October 24, 2026.