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The Devil's Hole - Niagara
1870-1920
George Barker
USA: New York, Niagara Falls
Photograph on paper mounted on board
3 1/2"h x 7"w x 1/8"d
Gift of William Caleb Loring
88.38.101

Black-and-white stereophotograph or stereocard mounted on an orange card, showing a cave-like crevasse in a rocky area. Printed in black on the front of the card is "Geo. Barker, Photographer. / Niagara Falls, New York, / The Devil's Hole, - Niagara." The back of the card is gray, with a vignette of a building printed in black in the center. The caption underneath the vignette (also printed in black) reads "International Hotel, / Niagara Falls, N.Y." Printed in black to the left of the vignette is "This Magnifi- / cent Hotel which / has always been / the favorite for / the tourist and / pleasure seeker, / is not only the / Largest but also / the Finest at / Niagara, with / accommodations / for 600 Guests." Printed in black to the right of the vignette is "Magnificent / Apartments / (both single and / en suit), from the / windows of / which can be / seen the grand / American Rap- / ids, Goat Island / and Prospect / Park."



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