Chooeubhaokhaossian the Great's Temple of History

Glass stereoview of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge across the Niagara River connecting New York with Ontario, c. 1850′s/1860′s. Niagara Falls is visible in the background.

Source: New York Public Library.

Glass stereoview of rapids on the Niagara River in front of the Cataract House hotel in Niagara Falls, New York, c. 1850′s/1860′s. By Platt D. Babbitt.

Source: New York Public Library.

Glass stereoview of Niagara Falls, c. 1860′s. By Platt D. Babbitt.

Source: New York Public Library.

Two ambrotype portraits of a family posing in front of the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, c. 1850′s/1860′s. By Edward Davis.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (far right) and his family at Niagara Falls, June 1862.

Source: National Park Service.

Hand-colored view of Terrapin Tower, Horseshoe Falls, and Ontario, Canada, taken from Goat Island in Niagara Falls, New York, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers.