April 26, 2024
Tag: Maid of the Mist
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The Legend of the White Canoe; by William Trumbull (1861-1933)
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Long before the solitudes of western New York were disturbed by the presence of the white man, it was custom of the Indians to assemble occasionally at Niagara, and offer sacrifice to the Spirit of the Falls. The sacrifice consisted of a white birch-bark canoe, being sent over the terrible cliff, filled with ripe fruits…
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October 31, 2021 3 Comments
Fifth Sundays are few, only four each year. Here at Postcard History a fifth Sunday is reserved for a special look at odd and interesting postcards that deserve to be shared but with very abbreviated narratives. Here is the final installment for 2021.