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Historian's Notebook: Looking Backward 2001-1901

John Conlin looks back at the predictions made for the area at the 1901 Pan-Am Exposition in Buffalo.
Last Look: Marked for Demolition

A glimpse of some of Buffalo's once-cherished homes and storefronts, now marked for demolition.
Objects from the Goodyear Site: A Proto-historic Iroquoian Village, Town of Elma

An archaeological excavation turns up important new information on the prior inhabitants of Erie County.
Schooner Michigan - A Symbolic Voyage

An interpretation of the public spectacle.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Unexecuted Designs for Western New York

Illustrations of unbuilt projects from the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright including the Darwin D. Martin House and Graycliff.
Old Photo Album: Western New York Heritage Collection

Photos from the Western New York Heritage collection.
When Pierce-Arrow Went to War

The Pierce-Arrow motor car company went from manufacturing luxury cars to building trucks for the army during WWI.
Rainy-Daisy and the Spirit of the Pan-Am

Controversy over the Pan-Am artwork created by Evelyn Rumsey Cary. The official logo and emblem was viewed by some as too risque and a spoof to poke fun at the criticism resulted in an alternate version of the poster.
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