Passage Under The Great Horse Shoe Falls - Canada Shore.

Creator

American Photographer · 1823–1879

Platt D. Babbitt, a daguerreotypist who controlled the lucrative pavilion area in front of Point View, later Prospect Point, on the American side of Niagara Falls, was renowned for his tenacious hold on this prime concession. When confronted by a formidable contender, "Mr. Babbitt and his forces would stand between the camera and the falls swinging large-sized umbrellas to and fro thus preventing