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Flames to Fame - The Sidway Double Portrait, 1865

A spectacular downtown fire and the heroic death of a fireman are just a part of the incredible story behind Thomas Le Clear's "Interior With Portraits."
The Turn of the Century

When is the actual turn of the millennium? The same question was asked in 1899. Here's how they solved it.
In Memoriam Marvin A. Rapp, 1914-1999

Scholar, gentleman, historian, raconteur, mentor and Central Wharf habitue. 
The Old Photo Album: Libby Kahle: Picturing the Future

Stunning collection of the work of the first female photojournalist-- Libby Kahle.
Midcentury History in the Golden Gloves

A boy's dream turns to golden history with amateur boxing during the 1950s.
Memoirs of a Prisoner of War

After 42 years, a soldier from the German Army remembers days of his youth as a German POW in Western New York.
Buffalo's Forgotten Mansion Builder

The Butler-Williams Mansion completed in 1899, occupied today by the Lucas Varity Corporation.
Grandfather and the Electric Car

Henry Brunn pioneers from carriage builder to auto manufacturer.
From the Gift Shop
North Park Theatre

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.
The Ice Must Flow

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.
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