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Niagara River a short distance above the Whirlpool, viewed from the Canadian side. New York. 1895.

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1895

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New York. Niagara River a short distance above the Whirlpool, viewed from the Canadian side. The water here passes over a terrace ledge of quartzose sandstone of the Medina Formation. The upper fourth of the cliff is Niagara Limestone. The ledges a little below mid-height are of the Clinton Formation. Circa 1895.

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U.S. Geological Survey
Photographer :
Gilbert, G.K.

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name photoLibrary ggk00979
number photoLibrary 11135
batch photoLibrary btch160
number_in_book photoLibrary 979

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