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Thomas Hart Benton's mural painting helped tell the story of American history.

Niagara's Visual Music in the Paintings of Claire Shuttleworth

The beauty of the Niagara River, Falls and Gorge are captured in a series of symphonic paintings composed between 1910 and 1920.

The Eagle Park Disaster

In the summer of 1912, a dock at a Grand Island resort collapsed, with tragic consequences.

Madame Cadillac's Remarkable Journey

Marie-Thérèse Guyon Cadillac traveled by water from Quebec City to Detroit, passing through the Niagara Region in 1702. A story of the Old French Frontier.

Honeymoon Bridge is Falling Down, Falling Down

The bridge collapse was a turning point in this young radio broadcaster's career, when space-age communication systems were not available.

Old Photo Album: Collapse of the Honeymoon Bridge, 1938

Very early on a January morning, the force of nature met early steel span technology, resulting in a tremendous wreck; a record number of people rushed to view the scene, and many of them brought cameras.

A Fisherman's View of the Buffalo Waterfront and Niagara River

Turn of the century fishing along the Niagara River.

Western New York Heritage

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