A history of the legal, financial and physical problems of opening Western New York to settlement, with emphasis on how the great survey of 1797 to 1800 was carried out by chief surveyor, Joseph Ellicott.
Around 1915, automobile manufacturers had ceased advertising their vehicles as reliable transportation and had switched to selling the romance and adventure of driving oneself wherever one's heart might desire.
The "idlers" in the foreground are holding down part of the Atlantic Wharf on the north side of the Buffalo River between the Evans Slip and the Commercial Slip.
Foot of Main Street, c. 1900. Old D. L. & W. terminal upper center above.
Freighter Frontenac being towed under the Ohio Street Bridge.
The Ohio Street Lift Bridge in 1963, raised to permit The Harvester lake freighter to pass.
The Massachusetts Pumping Station in the Niagara River, viewed from Front Park.
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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.