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Images database - Browsing Subjects - 'Niagara Falls - Legends' (11 found) Mark  1. Title  Bobby Leach's Grave Site Collection  Niagara Falls Public Library Local History Collection Physical items  Filing No.   Format        D420822  Photograph      2. Title  Greetings from Niagara Falls - The Legend Of The White Canoe, Niagara falls Type  Still Image Collection  Postcard Collection Notes  Also referred to as the Legend of the Maid of the Mist Lelawa ;   Reverse reads LEGEND OF THE WHITE CANOE - Among the legends about Niagara, an interesting one represents the Indians as holding the Spirit of the Cataract in great awe and sacrificing a maiden of the tribe annually by sending her over the Falls in a canoe laden with fruits of the earth and chase, in the belief that such an offering would influence the spirit of the waters to favor the tribe in war and peace ; Physical items  Filing No.   Format        D422724  Colour postcard      D422724A  Colour postcard      3. Title  The Legend Of Niagara - Niagara Falls Type  Still Image Collection  Postcard Collection Notes  Also referred to as The legend of The White Canoe or the Legend of the Maid of the Mist Lelawa ;   Printed in the bottom right corner is "Joe Francis Brown 91", this is possibly the illustrator Physical items  Filing No.   Format        D422718  Black and white postcard      4. Title  Legend of the White Canoe, Niagara Collection  Postcard Collection   Casino Niagara Cares Regional Heritage Collection Date  1907. Notes  Mailed July 5, 1907 Physical items  Filing No.   Format        D10525  Postcard      5. Title  The Legend of the White Canoe, Niagara Falls Type  Still Image Collection  Postcard Collection Notes  Also referred to as the Legend of the Maid of the Mist and Lelawa ; 41851   Reverse reads LEGEND OF THE WHITE CANOE - Among the legends about Niagara, an interesting one represents the Indians as holding the Spirit of the Cataract in great awe and sacrificing a maiden of the tribe annually by sending her over the Falls in a canoe laden with fruits of the earth and chase, in the belief that such an offering would influence the spirit of the waters to favor the tribe in war and peace ; Physical items  Filing No.   Format        D422829  Colour postcard      6. Title  Maid of the Mist Legend Collection  Francis J. Petrie Collection   General Photograph Collection Physical items  Filing No.   Format        D415919  Photograph      7. Title  Maiden of the Mist - A Legend of Niagara Falls Creator  Charles, Veronika Martenova Collection  Postcard Collection Notes  The library does not have copyright permission to display this image but it may be viewed at the Victoria Avenue Library location ; Physical items  Filing No.   Format        D415879  Colour postcard      8. Title  The Red Man's Fact, Niagara Falls Alternate Title  The Red Man's Fancy Type  Still Image Collection  Postcard Collection Notes  The title is given as on the post card, however, there are other prints in exisitence titled The Red Man's Fancy ; also known as the Legend of the White Canoe and the Legend of the Maid of the Mist   The card was mailed in Niagara Falls, NY on August 20th 1912 to Miss Hortense Speer?, Willow Avenue, Pontiac, Michigan ; message reads "Dear tensie, Ruby ? and I are having a lovely time, but it is rather expensive. I did enjoy the lovely Friday I had with you. I thank you very much. This is a lovely place. Elizabeth ? " ; Physical items  Filing No.   Format        D422809  Colour postcard      9. Title  Screaming Tunnel, Niagara Falls Type  Still Image Creator  Simpson, Cathy Description  The tunnel is situated on the northern outskirts of Niagara Falls, it passes under a railway bed close to Warner Road, not far from Sand Plant Hill. According to legend a girl fleeing a barn fire, her clothes ablaze stumbled into the tunnel and there perished. If you were to strike a match inside the tunnel you would hear the sound of the burning girl's screams. The tunnel was featured in the Stephen King movie "The Dead Zone" ; Collection  Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections Date  October 3, 2003. Link  https://my.nflibrary.ca/ScreamingTunnel Physical items  Filing No.   Format        D12333  Digital image      10. Title  Screaming Tunnel, Niagara Falls Type  Still Image Creator  Simpson, Cathy Description  The tunnel is situated on the northern outskirts of Niagara Falls, it passes under a railway bed close to Warner Road, not far from Sand Plant Hill. According to legend a girl fleeing a barn fire, her clothes ablaze stumbled into the tunnel and there perished. If you were to strike a match inside the tunnel you would hear the sound of the burning girl's screams. The tunnel was featured in the Stephen King movie "The Dead Zone" ; Date  October 3, 2003. Collection  Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections Link  https://my.nflibrary.ca/ScreamingTunnel Physical items  Filing No.   Format        D12333A  Digital image

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