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[Matchless Scene — from 2nd Rustic Bridge, 3rd Glen]
Gates Brothers American
Not on view
On July 4, 1863, two entrepreneurs opened to paying visitors a natural wonder of silvery cascades, deep ravines, and rocky arcades near the village of Watkins, New York. The wilderness attraction became immediately popular, as an enchanting retreat from both the summer heat and the stark realities of the Civil War. These four views by the Gates Brothers were among the first souvenir photographs sold to the thousands of annual visitors to the site (now Watkins Glen State Park)—a destination that would soon rival for popularity Niagara Falls and the Catskills. The photographers’ portable darkroom is visible to the left of the stream.
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![[Matchless Scene — from 2nd Rustic Bridge, 3rd Glen], Gates Brothers (American, active 1860s–1890s), Albumen silver print](/Rodan/dist/svg/rolling-0.9s-30px.svg)
