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Title | Kite Flying Contest Held To Get The First Line Across [The Gorge] For The Suspension Bridge |
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| Creator
| Campbell, Donna Marie |
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| Type
| Still Image |
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| Medium
| Watercolour |
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| Extent
| 31.39 x 23.66 cm |
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| Call Number
| WC 122 |
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| Is Part of
| Watercolour Collection |
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| Date
| ca 1847 (event) |
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| ca 1975 (reproduction) |
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| Subject
| Niagara Gorge |
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| Niagara River - Lower |
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| Sports - Recreation - Leisure |
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| Notes
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; an artistic recreation by the artist ; |
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| In the original sketch which this was based on the unknown artist mistakenly shows kites being flown from the American side of the Gorge. The prevailing winds blow from the west or Canadian side, to the east or American side, and so the kites were actually flown from Canada ; |
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| Publisher
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation |
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| Place Name
| Niagara (river) |
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| Record ID |
102729 |
| Digital image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Size |
750px X 565px |
| Resolution |
150ppi X 150ppi |
| Digitization |
Colour Scan |
| Equipment |
Vidar Truscan Titan Atlas Wide-Format |
| Date |
2005-02-15 |
| Notes |
Funded by a donation from Scotia Bank Niagara Falls. Image scanned by MES. |
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