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<p>Big John appears to be Jean-Baptiste Rice (Kanien’kehá:ka), a river pilot skilled in navigating the Lachine Rapids</p>

United States of America: landscapes, architecture and portraits. Photographs (some by Francis Frith), ca. 1880.

Frith, Francis, 1822-1898.

1 photograph (album folio 33 recto) : photoprint, composite ; sheet 10.8 x 21.9 cm

An American (politician ?): head and shoulders portrait. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Two American men: studio portrait: one seated on a tree stump, one standing, leaning on the tree stump. Photograph, ca. 1880.

An American man, standing: studio portrait. Photograph, ca. 1880.

An American man, standing holding a hat: studio portrait. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Rutherford Birchard Hayes, President of the United States of America 1877-1881. Photograph, 1880.

Six American (?) men: standing, left to right: R. Cornelious, W. Johnson, Edward Paul, A. Leroux; seated, left to right: R. Webb, W. Richardson. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Union Square, New York City, showing the George Washington statue (right). Photograph, ca. 1880.

The New York Times building, New York City. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Greenwich Street, New York City: an elevated railway. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1875.

Academy of Design, New York City. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The Tombs prison, Centre Street, New York City. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Madison Square, Broadway, New York City: showing the Worth monument (right) Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The A.T. Stewart store, Broadway, New York City. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Broadway, New York City: view from the Post Office. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Market Street, Philadelphia. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Fairmont Park Waterworks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: buildings on the banks of the Schuylkill river. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: horse and carts outside a building with a verandah. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: an aerial view showing the Schuylkill River. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Centennial Exposition Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: view across rooftops. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The United States Treasury, Washington D.C. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Washington D.C.: view from the Capitol. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Capitol building, Washington, D.C. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The White House, Washington, D.C. Photograph, ca. 1880.

General Andrew Jackson: equestrian statue: Lafayette Park, Washington D.C. Photograph, ca. 1880, of a bronze statue by Clark Mills, 1853.

General Andrew Jackson: equestrian statue; showing the White House in the background: Lafayette Park, Washington D.C. Photograph, ca. 1880, of a bronze statue by Clark Mills, 1853.

Pennsylvania Avenue, showing the Capitol in the distance, Washington D.C. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah: elevated view. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Temple Block, Salt Lake City, Utah: showing the Tabernacle, the Assembly Hall, and the Salt Lake Temple under construction. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Central Pacific railway, Cape Horn, California: a train rounds the bend. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Donner Lake, California. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Witch Rocks, near Echo City, Utah. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California: panoramic view: section one. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Yosemite National Park, California: the giant sequoia tree known as the 'grizzly giant'. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Devil's War Club, Weber Canyon, Utah: a rock formation. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Devil's Gate, Weber Canyon, Utah. Photograph, ca. 1880.

A Central Pacific railway track running through an area called Red Rock (Nevada?). Photograph, ca. 1880.

Yosemite National Park, California: Glacier Point with its reflection showing in Mirror Lake: panoramic view: section two. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Yosemite National Park, California: the Yosemite Falls: distant view. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Yosemite National Park, California: the drive-through giant sequoia tree known as 'Dead Giant'; two men and a boy pose in front. Photograph, ca. 1880.

San Francisco, California: the Golden Gate bay area. Photograph, ca. 1880.

San Francisco, California: the first Cliff House. Photograph by Carleton E. Watkins, ca. 1868.

San Francisco, California: Market Street, showing trams. Photograph, ca. 1880.

San Francisco, California: view of the city. Photograph, ca. 1880.

San Francisco, California: the Palace Hotel interior courtyard. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Bartlett Alley (subsequently Beckett), Chinatown, San Francisco, California. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California: exterior viewed from an adjacent street. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Pulpit Rock, near Echo City, Utah. Photograph, ca. 1880.

State Street, Chicago: large shop buildings. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Chicago, Illinois: a grain elevator on the Chicago River. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Chicago Union Stock Yard, Chicago, Illinois: cattle grazing in pens. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, Illinois. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Niagara Falls, Canada: the Canadian Falls viewed from Luna Island: three Native American women sit beneath a tree selling souvenirs. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Niagara Falls: the American Falls; a rowing boat in the foreground. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Niagara Falls: the Canadian Falls; a walkway next to the falls showing graffiti carved into a rock. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Niagara Suspension Bridge, across the Niagara River. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Luna Island, Niagara River: snow-covered trees. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

The Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River, Ontario. Photograph by Notman & Sandham, 1878.

The Lachine Rapids, St. Lawrence River, Canada: a paddle steamer negotiates the waters. Photograph by Notman & Sandham, 1878.

The Volunteers' Monument, University of Toronto, Canada: university buildings in the background. Photograph, ca. 1880, of a sculpture (by C. E. Zollicoffer?), 18--.

Montreal, Quebec: elevated view of the city taken from Mount Royal Park. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Montreal, Quebec: boats at the city wharf: view from the Custom House. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Victoria Square, Montreal, Quebec. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Canada: the railway crossing the St. Lawrence River; a train with passengers, in the snow. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Quebec, Canada: boats on the St. Lawrence River; view from Pointe-Lévy (Lévis) to Cap Diamant. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Montmorency River, Quebec, Canada. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Lake George, New York: the Horicon paddle-steamer showing a clear reflection in the water. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Boston, Massachusetts: Commonwealth Avenue: elevated view. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Brunswick Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Museum of Fine Arts, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Boston, Massachusetts: the harbour. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts: a war memorial, erected in 1872; the Bunker Hill monument is in the background. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Boston, Massachusetts: a tree-lined avenue in a city park. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Boston, Massachusetts: City Hall. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Boston, Massachusetts: elevated view of the city. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts: an elevated view. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Albany, New York: an elevated view. Photograph by Notman Photo Co., ca. 1880.

Albany, New York. Photograph by Notman Photo Co., ca. 1880.

New York State Capitol, Albany, New York: interior, a highly ornate room. Photograph, ca. 1880.

New York State Capitol, Albany, New York: exterior. Photograph, ca. 1880.

A Pullman railway car: interior. Photograph, ca. 1880.

The Lachine Rapids, St. Lawrence River, Canada: Big John Canadien, a Mohawk, navigates the rapids with a party of men in a nine metre boat. Photograph by Notman & Sandham, 1878.

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The Lachine Rapids, St. Lawrence River, Canada: Big John Canadien, a Mohawk, navigates the rapids with a party of men in a nine metre boat. Photograph by Notman & Sandham, 1878.

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