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Old Photo Album: 174th Infantry (NYNG) conducting summer training 1923

In this issue, we drop in on the 174th Infantry (NYNG), as they conduct their summer training in 1923.

Sometimes Conservation is a "Piece of Cake"

Recently, Buffalo State College graduate student Emily Hamilton was part of a team which undertook a unique conservation challenge. Their work on a piece of Grover Cleveland’s wedding cake and two associated boxes provides an interesting look into this unsung art.

Another Look: "Building 88": The Barracks at Fort Niagara State Park

This 1939 Army barracks bore witness to much of Fort Niagara’s colorful 20th century history. Now proposed plans may once again breathe life into this local treasure of military architecture.

Old Photo Album: A Rawleigh Family Album

Ernest J. Rawleigh’s etchtones have been featured inside our magazine (Fall 2008) and on the cover (Fall 2009). Now we offer up a Rawleigh Family Old Photo Album.

A Legacy of Life and Hope: Dr. Roswell Park

There are some who feel that Dr. Roswell Park was the one man who could have saved President McKinley’s life in 1901. But the more important legacy was his vision for a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer.

Old Photo Album: The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Tour the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens inside and out as they looked 100 years ago.

Old Photo Album: The Public Works Administration in Buffalo

Springtime brings streets repairs, but rarely has Buffalo seen an upheaval of pavement on this scale. Our photos of the sewer replacement during the New Deal document the activity, while providing views of streetscapes now lost.

No Bones About It: The Spirella Corset Company

The Spirella Corset Company provided women with a revolution in technology and unrivaled personalized service. When William Wallace Kincaid and his partners moved the corporate headquarters to Western New York, they made Niagara Falls the center of a corset empire.

Western New York Heritage

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