Niagara Falls Handbill Collection, 1838-1886, n.d. (non-inclusive)

According to legend, the Burning Springs were discovered by early natives in the Niagara Peninsula. Bridgewater Mills was built on the site of the spring. During the excavation of the factory; workmen uncovered the spring. Samuel Street and Thomas Clark recognized the potential of this as a tourist attraction so they built a wooden shelter over the spring. The spring was covered with a barrel with a pipe protruding from it. This became the first tourist attraction at Niagara. The Cave of the Winds was a cavern located behind the Bridal Veil Fall. It was originally named the Aeolus Cave. In 1920, a sudden rock fall from the ceiling killed 3 tourists. The cave was destroyed in 1955 as it was deemed dangerous. The captain of the Maid of the Mist was usually a farmer who owned the land where the ship docked. In 1846, the first steam powered Maid of the Mist was launched. By 1848, the first suspension bridge was built over the gorge and the main purpose of the Maid of the Mist was no longer to carry people who needed to travel, but now the focus was on people who wanted to view the Falls at close range. Source: http://www.niagarafrontier.com/burningsprings.html http://www.niagarafrontier.com/winds.html http://reservationsystems.com/niagara_daredevils/maid_of_the_mist.html

Guide to the Whirlpool Rapids Park, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Guide to the Whirlpool Rapids Park, Niagara Falls, Ontario 18 cm. x 12 ½ cm. newsprint. There is a piece missing from upper left hand corner which does not affect text, n.d

New Feature at Niagara – Clark Hill Islands

New Feature at Niagara – Clark Hill Islands (5 islands situated in the rapids of the Niagara River). These islands are currently known as Dufferin Islands, 22 ½ cm. x 15 ½ cm, n.d.

Maid of the Mist, Niagara, U.S.A.

The description of the image is "(6) Majestically Grand - the Falls from the 'Maid of the Mist,' Niagara, U.S.A.". The reverse of the image reads "You are on the deck of the small but sturdy little steamer that runs along near the foot of the falls. At this moment you are pretty nearly mid-stream, looking south. The American shore are up over your left shoulder. That tall, dark cliff at the extreme left of what you see is Goat Island. The people up there outlined against the sky look like dolls and no wonder; they are more than 160 feet above your head. Some of them are looking off over the unspeakable grandeurs of the Horseshoe Fall there at the right; some are without doubt looking down at the very boat and remarking that the passengers look like dolls. It is an awesome experience to go so near that never-ceasing downpour of waters from the sky. The air is full of the roar and iridescent spray, and it seems as if the boat must be drawn in under the overwhelming floods never to rise again. Yet, curiously enough, the river right around the boat is not so madly excited as you might expect. It seems more like some great creature, dazed, bewildered, stunned by some incredible experience and not yet quite aware of what has happened. (When it gets down into the Whirlpool Rapids, two miles below here, it is dramatically alive to its situation!) The gigantic curve of the cliffs, reaching in up-stream straight ahead, makes a contour line of over 3000 feet before it comes up against the Canadian banks on the west (right). Geologists say that the Falls ages ago must have been at least seven miles farther down the river (behind you) and have gradually won their way back. Even now the curve of the Horseshoe is worn away from two to four feet in a year. No wonder; 12, 000, 000 cubic feet of water (about 375, 000 tons) sweep over the rocks in one minute, and the same the next minute and the next and the next. See Niagara through the Stereoscope, with special maps locating all the landmarks about the Falls.

Below Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

The description of the image reads "364 Below the Horseshoe Falls in Winter, Niagara Falls, N.Y."

Burning Springs, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Burning Springs, Niagara Falls, Ontario with P.S. Clark listed as proprietor, 19 ½ x 13 cm. There is some wear on the sides of the paper which does not affect text. There is also slight staining, n.d.

Formerly utilized MED/AEC sites remedial action programs : radiological survey of the Hooker Chemical Company, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Issued Jan. 1977.

Niagara Guide looking into Cave of the Winds - Niagara Falls, U.S.A.

The description reads "(10) An old Niagara Guide - looking into the awe-inspiring Cave of the Winds - Niagara Falls, U.S.A.".

Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls, U.S.A.

The image is described as "(5) 'Maid of the Mist' - Nymph of the mighty cataract, Niagara Falls, U.S.A.".

The Dairy farmer; a monthly journal devoted to the interests of dairymen and to practical husbandry

Mode of access: Internet.

Simpatía y conducta prosocial en niños de 6 y 7 años

Resumen: El presente estudio analiza el rol de la simpatía en la conducta prosocial infantil, determinando posibles diferencias en función del sexo y la edad. La muestra estuvo constituida por 275 niños de ambos sexos, escolarizados, de 6 y 7 años de edad de las provincias de Chaco y Corrientes, Argentina. Previo consentimiento informado de los padres, se administró la Escala de simpatía para niños de 6 y 7 años de edad, de Oros (2006), el Prosocial BehaviorScale de Caprara y Pastorelli (1993) traducido y adaptado al español por Del Barrio, Moreno y López, (2001), y el Cuestionario de Conducta Prosocial (PBQ) de Weiner y Duveen (1981).En función de los objetivos propuestos, se realizó un análisis univariado de varianza (ANOVA) y análisis multivariados de variancia (MANOVAs). Los diferentes resultados obtenidos, se discuten en función de los desarrollos teóricos y empíricos encontrados hasta el momento, hallando una consistencia general entre los mismos

Creencias de control con respecto a la salud del feto : estructura factorial y fiabilidad de una adaptación al castellano de la Escala Fetal Health Locus of Control (FHLC)

Resumen: Este estudio presenta la estructura factorial y la evaluación de la fiabilidad de una versión en castellano de la escala Fetal Health Locus of Control, que evalúa creencias de control vinculadas a la salud del feto basándose en el concepto Locus de Control acuñado por Rotter. La escala fue administrada a mujeres en edad reproductiva (N = 130) en instituciones educativas de la ciudad de Santa Fe. La versión adaptada de la escala muestra una estructura de 3 factores principales que se corresponden con los constructos teóricos en los que se basa la escala original. La consistencia interna evaluada a través del alpha de Cronbach resultó adecuada, con valores de .81 para la subescala FHLCE-D, .75 para la subescala FHLCI y .76 para la subescala FHLCE-P. En conclusión, la versión adaptada de la escala posee propiedades psicométricas satisfactorias, similares a las de escala original.