A series of Erie Canal images, associated with the Buffalo-based Pitts Agricultural Works.
When the Erie Canal first opened, the Commercial Slip was a major shipping port along the canal. Today, it is seeing a resurgence with the events going on at Canalside.
Taken together, four of the Buffalo churches facing termination represent a broad span of Western civilization, including: the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
A police photographer for more than 40 years, Al Hauser lived by the motto "Have camera, will travel."
When photography was still a revolutionary art and science, C.D. Arnold gained notoriety among architects by capturing the great buildings of Europe and America on film. Arnold worked out of Buffalo for much of his life, photographing, among other things, the Pan-American Exposition of 1901.
Touring the American wilderness required an adventurous spirit in the early-19th century. Polish noblemen, poet and politician Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz had just that in 1805 when he visited Western New York, highlighting Niagara Falls and Buffalo in his journal. Niemcewicz's account provides valuable insight into the area more than 200 years ago.
Thomas LeClair's 1853 Buffalo Newsboy is an epitome of 19th century American genre art.
The Albright-Knox lost more than some pieces of art when it decided to sell part of its "permanent" collection.
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Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this photography book showing the end result of the restoration of the Art Nouveau murals in the North Park Theatre.
Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this unique collection of the most intense & beautiful winter icescapes-captured during the incredible winter months of 2019.