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Images database -
Browsing Names (Creator, contributor) - 'New York Power Authority'
(15 found)
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Title | Aerial View of Falls, American Falls dewatered |
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| New York Power Authority |
| Notes
| Used in the book Our Romantic Niagara by Albert H. Tiplin. View of Horseshoe Falls, dewatered American Falls, Goat Island, Terrapin Point, Prospect Point. |
| Date
| August 20, 1969. |
| Collection
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection |
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| D11559 |
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Title | Aerial View of the Niagara River and Gorge |
| Creator
| New York Power Authority |
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| Still Image |
| Collection
| General Photograph Collection |
| Notes
| Aerial view of the Lower Niagara River and Gorge |
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| 1963 |
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| D50189 |
Black and white photograph |
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Title | Dewatered American Falls |
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| Still Image |
| Creator
| New York Power Authority |
| Collection
| General Photograph Collection |
| Description
| This air view gives an idea of the immense size and number of talus blocks underneath the Falls. These blocks are normally invisible due to the rapid flow of water over top of them ; |
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| August 20, 1969. |
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| D11841 |
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Title | Dewatered American Falls |
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| Still Image |
| Creator
| New York Power Authority |
| Collection
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection |
| Notes
| Used in the book Our Romantic Niagara by Albert H. Tiplin ; |
| Date
| June 19, 1969. |
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| D11558 |
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Title | Dewatered cascades above American Falls |
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| Still Image |
| Creator
| New York Power Authority |
| Collection
| General Photograph Collection |
| Notes
| A close view of the dry cascades including the reservoir which forms the source of St. David's River (in foreground) ; |
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| July, 1969. |
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| D11840 |
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Title | Exposed rock-face at Niagara Power canal |
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| Still Image |
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| New York Power Authority |
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| September 21, 1961. |
| Description
| This photo, taken while work was being done on Robert Moses Generating Station, details a cross-section of the layers of rock which comprise the Niagara Gorge ; |
| Collection
| General Photograph Collection |
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| D11847 |
Black and white photograph |
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Title | Falls Chippawa St David's River |
| Creator
| New York Power Authority |
| Collection
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection |
| Notes
| Used in the book Our Romantic Niagara by Albert H. Tiplin ; |
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| 1969. |
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| D11557 |
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Title | Fossilized wood discovered at Lewiston |
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| Still Image |
| Creator
| New York Power Authority |
| Collection
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection |
| Notes
| Used in the book Our Romantic Niagara by Albert H. Tiplin. This example of fossilized wood discovered during excavation for a N.Y. State Power Authority project and others like it have been dated to as old as 12 000 years ; |
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| November 26, 1958. |
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| D11761 |
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Title | Interior view of Milk Cave |
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| Still Image |
| Creator
| New York Power Authority |
| Collection
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection |
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| 1987. |
| Notes
| Used in the book Our Romantic Niagara by Albert H. Tiplin. Located on the U.S. side, the Milk Cave is a perfect example of the erosive power of running water. In this photograph, one can see the extent to which constantly running water has eaten away entire layers of Lockport Limestone. Milk cave is also known as "Buttermilk Cave" ; |
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| D11775 |
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Title | Lower Great Gorge (from the air) |
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| New York Power Authority |
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| Used in the book Our Romantic Niagara by Albert H. Tiplin. 1) Whirlpool State Park / Whirlpool Point (U.S.), 2) Thompson Point, 3) Whirlpool Sandstone edge, 4) Cripps Eddy, 5) Wintergreen Falls / Niagara Glen, 6) Foster's Flats |
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| 1963. |
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| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection |
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| D11650 |
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Title | Niagara Falls from the air |
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| Still Image |
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| New York Power Authority |
| Collection
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection |
| Description
| 1) Dufferin Islands, 2) Canadian Niagara Power Company gathering weir, 3) Toronto Power Generating Station gathering weir, 4) Ontario Power Generating Station intake structure, 5) International Control Structure, 6) Goat Island, 7) Three Sisters Islands, 8) Hubbard Point, 9) Horseshoe Falls, 10) Table Rock, 11) Ontario Hydro Pump Storage Reservoir, 12) Oak Hall, 13) the stranded scow ; |
| Date
| November, 1961. |
| Notes
| Used in the book Our Romantic Niagara by Albert H. Tiplin |
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| D11653 |
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Title | Niagara Falls and surrounding area from the air |
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| Still Image |
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| New York Power Authority |
| Collection
| General Photograph Collection |
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| October 27, 1961. |
| Description
| 1) gathering weir and forebay - Ontario Power Generating Station, 2) and 3) gathering weir for Toronto Power Generating Station, 4) stranded scow, 5) Canadian Niagara Power Generating Station gathering weir, 6) former Niagara Falls Park and River Railway Powerhouse, 7) Table Rock viewing area, 8) old Table Rock, 9) auxiliary parking lot and sight-seeing helicopter landing field (picture pre-dates construction of Skylon Tower which is currently on this site), 10) Oakes Garden Theatre, 11) Goat Island, 12) Three Sisters Islands, 13) ancient Falls-Chippawa River valley, 14) Niagara Falls, N.Y., 15) Maid of the Mist landing, 16) raw sewage from N.F., N.Y., 17) Queen Victoria Park, 18) Terrapin Point, 19) Prospect Point, 20) Dufferin Islands ; |
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| D11850 |
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Title | Niagara from the air |
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| Still Image |
| Creator
| New York Power Authority |
| Collection
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection |
| Date
| 1960. |
| Notes
| Used in the book Our Romantic Niagara by Albert H. Tiplin |
| Description
| 1) Horseshoe Falls, 2) Grand Island, 3) Whirlpool, 4) Sir Adam Beck Generating Stations, 5) Niagara Glen, 6) State of New York Niagara Power Project, 7) Queenston Quarry, 8) Niagara Fruitlands - Escarpment is represented as dark tree line running across centre ; |
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| D11646 |
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Title | Niagara Power Projects's Power Vista |
| Creator
| New York Power Authority |
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| Still Image |
| Collection
| Postcard Collection |
| Notes
| The Niagara Power Project's Power Vista: Located just 4.5 miles downstream from Niagara Falls, the Power Vista sits stop the New York Power Authority's Niagara Power Project. This admission-free visitors center contains state-of-the-art interactive exhibits on energy and electricity. Open year round, the Power Vista makes learning fun for visitors of all ages. |
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| 2002 |
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| D503847 |
Colour postcard |
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