Platt D. Babbitt
American Photographer · 1823–1879
9 works on LinkedCulture
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
Works
American Fall From Canada Side.
Getty Museum · about 1860
Fort Lafayette From Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor.
Getty Museum · about 1860
Horse Shoe Fall From Canada Ferry.
Getty Museum · about 1860
![[Niagara Falls with couple in foreground]](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/1ad4eac4-99cd-4ee8-ad9e-037121a13afb/full/808,/0/default.jpg)
[Niagara Falls with couple in foreground]
Getty Museum · about 1855
Niagara in Winter. Table Rock and Horse Shoe Fall - Canada Side.
Getty Museum · 1860
Passage Under The Great Horse Shoe Falls - Canada Shore.
Getty Museum · about 1860
Scene in The Catskill Mountains.
Getty Museum · about 1860
Suspension Bridge Over Niagara River.
Getty Museum · about 1860
![[Winter scene at Niagara Falls]](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/064e7d59-b72f-4416-8118-c31bb603c023/full/808,/0/default.jpg)
[Winter scene at Niagara Falls]
Getty Museum · about 1853