Niagara Falls, USA mb-code 42-16960316 1st Earl Russell

1st Earl Russell

John (1167-1216) became King of England in 1199

In 1845 he led an expedition to attempt to locate the Northwest Passage

'Mrs Payne Galway'

dressed up as The Ugly Sisters

Niagara Falls, USA mb-code 42-16960316 1st Earl RussellNiagara falls, USA, c1900s. 'From our position we do not see the American rapids, but just a short section of the river before it descends to form the beautiful, misty American fall. The land beyond the American fall is Goat Island. Beyond Goat Island we witness the swift rush of the Canadian Rapids and see how the river bends in a right angle where it descends as the famous Horseshoe or Canadian fall.' Stereoscopic card. Detail.