Water Falls, Ferndale, N.Y.
The hamlet of Ferndale in Sullivan County, New York is the site of this beautiful waterfall scene set amongst the peaceful countryside. The photograph was taken by famous photographer and adventurer Otto Hillig of Liberty, New York. The postcard was manufactured in the United States. The postmark on the reverse side shows that it was mailed in 1925.
Otto Hillig can be considered one of the great photographers in Catskills history. Arriving from Germany in the United States as a poor teenage immigrant he took on a series of odd jobs before developing a prosperous photography business at his adopted hometown in the village of Liberty in Sullivan County, New York. He operated a well-regarded portrait studio in the village, extensively photographed the landscapes of the region and was considered an earlier pioneer of aerial photography.
