When a combination of diplomacy and threat of force was needed on the Niagara Frontier in the wake of Canadian unrest, American presidents turned to Winfield Scott.

Though different in many ways, the textual—and visual—output of these two artistic Western New Yorkers presents some striking similarities and crossovers.

These “ghostly” remnants of a bygone age are all around us—just look up!

From a two-seat ferry boat to the largest merchant fleet on Earth, we trace the rise of this South Buffalonian.