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Souvenir history of Niagara County, New York - Commemorative of the 25th anniversary of the Pioneer Association of Niagara County (1902).pdf

North Tonawanda and Martinsville, map detail (1875, Beers Atlas of Niagara and Orleans).jpg

North Tonawanda and Martinsville, map detail (c.1875).jpg

Carney's Island, Distillery, Ayer Estate, Fisher, Cap. o. Shepard, Rosebrock, Kibber, Roney, A. Jerbitz, Zimmerman, Rumbolt, Dreggs, Nutting, J.…

Niagara County, map (LOC, 1852).jpg

Van Slyke & Company, round silos, illustrated letterhead (1912-12-10).jpg

Tonawanda Power Company, Bell and Home Phone, ad (Tonawanda News, 1908-11-28).jpg

Tonawanda Brewing Company, Crackers, Cheese and Beer, ad (1917).jpg

The Pirate Michigan with a cargo of ferocious animals, handbill (1827).jpg

The Pirate Michigan with a cargo of ferocious animals, handbill (1827).jpeg

Telephone franchises, Home Telephone to be awarded, Bell possible, article (Tonawanda News, 1900-04-18).jpg

Stardust Lounge ad, 775 Oliver St., logotype (Tonawanda News, 1986).jpg

River Road Flea Market, 555 River Rd., ad (Tonawanda News, 1986-01-31).jpg

River Road Flea Market, 555 River Rd., ad (Tonawanda News, 1985-12-28).jpg

Rainbow Roller Rink, heart-shaped illustration (c1950).png

Piece-a-Dough, 313 Payne Ave., ad (Tonawanda News, 1981-11-05).jpg

NT Cheer Squad, photo (John Baran on Facebook, 1935).jpeg

Keystone Coin, Kerr Jeweler, Tonawanda, card (c1890).jpg

Ziehl family, photo (c.1918).jpg

Wurlitzer Zodiac, ad (1970).jpeg

Wurlitzer Statesman, women, photo (c1970).jpeg

Wurlitzer microphone, ad (1966).jpeg

Wurlitzer jukebox, teen dancer, photo (c1960).jpeg

Wurlitzer jukebox, showgirls, photo (c1950).jpeg

Wurlitzer factory floor, photo (1953).jpg

Wurlitzer factory floor, photo (1953(.jpeg

Wurlitzer achievement pins (c 1930).jpg

Wurlitzer achievement pins (c 1930).jpeg

Wurlitzer 1700, girl with soda, photo (c.1955).jpeg

Wurlitzer 1100, vendor training, photo (c1960).jpg

Wurlitzer 1100, vendor training, photo (c1960).jpeg

Wurlitzer, Groucho Marx, photo (c1945).jpeg

Wurlitzer entrance court, postcard (1936).jpeg

Tonawanda Iron Works, postcard (1909).jpg

Tonawanda Iron Works, postcard (1909).jpeg

Toddler, Arch cabinet card (c1900).jpg

River Road China Shop, 861 River Road, ad (Tonawanda News, 1938-01-18 - 1942).jpg

River Road China Shop, ad (Tonawanda News, 1938-01-18).jpg

Niagara Silk Maid, postcard (c.1920).jpg

Niagara Silk Maid, postcard (c.1920).jpeg

King Construction Co., mill wood workers, photo (c1910).png

Lumber shovers strike culminates in an ugly riot, article (Buffalo Courier, 1892-06-12).pdf

Mother and children, cabinet card, Oliver Studio (474 Oliver Street).jpeg

Modernize your Wurlitzer, ad (1945).jpg

Modernize your Wurlitzer, ad (1945).jpeg

Megown's Cabins (Niagara Falls Blvd near Kreuger Rd), postcard (c.1940).jpg

Mayor Ollie Vetoes Bell Telephone Franchise, article (Tonawanda News, 1902-03-05).pdf

Mayor Oille Vetoes Bell Telephine Franchise, article (Tonawanda News, 1902-03-05).pdf

IRC High Speed Train, Facebook, photo (c1920).jpg

IRC High Speed Train, Facebook, photo.jpg

Interference, Bell said to hamper work of Home Telephone Company, article (Tonawanda News, 1900-10-12).jpg

Home Telephone connected with Median, article (Tonawanda News,1902-04-17).jpg

Guy at orchestrion, photo (c1922).png

Franchise awarded to Rawson Electric Company, Home Telephone, article (Tonawanda News, (1900-05-16).jpg

Five Star Markets, 981 Payne Ave., ad (Tonawanda News, 1959).jpg

Failure, Bell Telephone Company, ad (Tonawanda News, 1904-04).jpg

Clover Club, 367 Oliver, formerly Horvath's, ad (Tonawanda News, 1947).jpg

Cheerleaders, photo (1948, Liz Woods).jpg

Cheerleaders, photo (1948, Liz Woods).jpeg

Letter from C.M. Leslie in response to Thayer business ad (1884-07).png

Kardex promotional mailer (c1922).jpg

Goundry Street, looking east from Paynes Avenue, postcard (c1910).jpeg

Fenton Fibre Box Company, illustrated envelope (1924).jpeg

F. Ziehl & Son Groceries, unlabeled photo (August 1918).jpg

Ellicott Park Court, 2470 Niagara Falls Blvd, postcard (c1950).jpg

Divers in Tonawanda Art Noble and Robert Christiansen simulate longest dive, press photo (1965).jpg

DeLuxe Lanes, Bowl for Health, ad (Tonawanda News, 1947).jpg

City of North Tonawanda, 1 of 3 (George W. Millener, excerpted from Souvenier History of Niagara County, 1902) .jpg

Charles Douglas Miller with Wurlitzer player piano, photo (c.1915).jpeg

Buffalo Bolt matchbook (c1945).png

bowl-for-health-retro-ad-art-banner (c1945).jpg

Antique silver case, Charles Butts (c.1890).jpg

Antique silver case, Charles Butts (c.1890).jpeg

Avenues, Payne Estate, future Mid-City Plaza, aerial photo (1938).jpg

47 Fifteenth Ave., aerial photo (1938).jpg

Many of the upper east avenues were still unoccupied in 1938.

Niagara County map, North Tonawanda as Niagara, map (1838).jpg

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-13e2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Tonawanda industries, growth of second-largest lumber port, article (Buffalo Courier, 1887-10-07).pdf

Good general, early description. Earliest settlers seem to only account for south-siders Lock built for Niagara-Creek access. Cleveland Commercial…

William H. Gratwick vessels, photos (c.1882-1900).jpg

Willian H. Gratwick, Package Freighter, photo (1893).jpg

Wooden steam barge, bulk freighter, package freighter and tugboats.

It is a lockout now, article (Buffalo Courier, 1892-06-13).jpg

Union Riot at Tonawanda, New York Herald, article (1892-06-12).jpg

Union Riot at Tonawanda, New York Hera;d, article (1892-06-12).jpg

Lumber shovers strike culminates in an ugly riot, article (Buffalo Courier, 1892-06-12).jpg

Gratwick School pupils, teachers, parents cooperate to win trophy, article (Tonawanda News, 1948-04-17).jpg

Gratwick School children mobilize in safety drive, photo (Tonawanda News, 1948-04-23).jpg

Gratwick pupils win trophy in 62-school safety drive sponsored by bike institute, article (Tonawanda News, 1948-05-12).jpg

Map of North Tonawanda, Gratwick School area highlighted (c1948).jpg

Shows Bushes Bridge, Nor-Ton Courts, "Sweeney Park", numbered avenues from 20th-24th, and a planned Tesla and Edison Street. Not yet here: Mid-City…

Gratwick School showing 1924 addition, photo (Marjorie Crosby thesis, 1949).jpg

Gratwick School playground in winter, photo (Marjorie Crosby thesis, 1949).jpg

Gratwick School faculty, photos (Marjorie Crosby thesis, 1949).jpg

Gratwick School before additions, photo c. 1895 (Marjorie Crosby thesis, 1949).jpg

Gratwick School before additions, photo (Marjorie Crosby thesis, 1949).jpg

Gratwick School, class photo (Cynthia Lustig, c1923).jpeg

Gratwick School wins county bicycle safety award, April 1948, photos (Marjorie Crosby thesis, 1949).jpg

Gratwick School wins county bicycle safety award, April 1948, photo 4 (Marjorie Crosby thesis, 1949).jpg

A History of the Establishment and Development of Gratwick Elementary School, North Tonawanda, New York, 1894-1949 (Marjorie Crosby, 1949).pdf

Tonawanda strike over, article (New York Times, 1893-06-24).jpg

A terrible riot, article (Niagara Falls Gazette, 1892-06-11).jpg

Weston's foreman, William Wood, has a bio in Landmarks of Niagara County (1897): Wood, W.W. — This representative citizen of North Tonawanda has been…

Excerpts from "Fixed Bayonets - The New York State National Guard during the era of industrial unrest, 1877–1898" by Ronald Howard Kotlik, 2005.art

42nd Separate Co, colorized photo 2 (c1893).jpg

Webmaster's Note: This 2005 dissertation from a UB student examines the seven times the Guard were dispersed between 1877–1898 to mediate local labor…

The Evolution of an Ethnic Neighborhood that Became United in Diversity - The East Side, Niagara Falls, NY, 1880-1930 (H. William Feder, 1999.pdf

Info about NT's role in Niagara County politics, Klan activity