Niagara Falls - The Changing Nature of A Symbol

Year Published: 1985

Creator: Florentine Films

Complete Record: In the 17th century, the Falls were seen as the quintessential wilderness symbol, vast and terrifying. In the 18th and 19th centuries, this symbol changed the represent the moral and national strength of the new world. Niagara Falls have been written about, painted, and photographed more than any other site in the Americas. Hypnotic, overpowering, and magnificent, the Falls and their rainbows draw in the viewer. With civilization in the background, this film allows the viewer to see Niagara with the eye of the artist, the explorer, and Iroquois.