Wulf's Beverages, Wulf Bottling Works, boxes (c1940).jpg
date: 1940

Teacher and students, sent by Dora M. Smith, Martinsville, postcard (1911-05-10).jpg
date: 1911-05-10

Tabernacle opens tomorrow, article (Tonawanda News, 1935-09-07).jpg
date: 1935-09-07

Sunshine Mission, North Niagara St, Tonawanda, has given meals and quarters to many, article (Tonawanda News, 1933-02-22).jpg
date: 1933-02-22

Shows at Gem since Park has closed, ad (Tonawanda News, 1910-10-14).jpg
date: 1910-10-14

Remebering Niese's, photo article (Tonawanda News).jpeg

Rand Makurown index tabs, ad (1918).jpeg
date: 1918

Proposed Junior High at Nash and Ruie, illustrated article (Tonawanda News, 1964-06-25).jpg
date: 1964-06-25

Pro football team forming, article (Tonawanda News, 1921-08-31).jpg
date: 1921-08-31

Park Theatre, ads (Tonawanda News, 1910-09).jpg
date: 1910-09

Old taxes sought in suit for lien on Sunshine Mission ruins, article (Tonawanda News, 1938-05).jpg
date: 1938-05

Girl with bible, cabinet card (Torrey's Photographic Rooms, c1890).jpeg
date: 1890

Gem Stock Company at Park Theatre, article (Tonawanda News, 1910-07-2).jpg
date: 1910-07-2

Former Bodoni Press, Vandervoort and Thompson, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2024).jpg
date: 2024

Canal boats at Tonawanda, cabinet card (1897-05-15).jpg
date: 1897-05-15

Bishop-Gibbons contractor bidding started, illustration (Tonawanda News, 1959-12-04).jpg
date: 1959-12-04

Durez, There must be a Hooker somewhere, ad (1967).jpg
date: 1967

Durez, The ABCs of furniture, ad (1942).jpg
date: 1942

Durez, New phenolics, Division of Hooker, ad (1961).jpg
date: 1961

Durez, Singing lessons for talking machines, ad (1941).jpg
date: 1941

Durez, plastics that fit the job, ad (1942).jpg
date: 1942

Durez, Just between us and the lamp post, ad (1941).jpg
date: 1941

Durez, Hooker, chemagination, ad (1959).jpg
date: 1959

Durez, Go as far as you like, ad (1940).jpg
date: 1940

Durez, Planning plastic parts?, ad (1937).jpg
date: 1937

Durez, How to pack for the stratosphere, ad (1943).jpg
date: 1943

Durez, Hooker, tough bubble, ad (1959).jpg
date: 1959

Gazetteer and business directory of Niagara County (1869), Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Niagara County (1892), other books.htm
description: Four books scanned into one: History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y., 1878 (p1) Gazetteer and business directory of Niagara County for 1869 (p.676) [Excerpted on NThistory.com] Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York, 1892 (p.813) [Excerpted on NThistory.com] Niagara County, New York: A concise record of her progress and her people (1821-1921) Vol. II Biographical (p.1145)
date: 1869

Site of Riverside Chemical Company, 1194 Oliver Street, photo (Google, 2021).png
date: 2021

River Road and Wheatfield, parcels and years, map detail (ArcGIS, 2024).jpg
date: 2024

River Road and Wheatfield, Ironton section, map detail (1886).jpg
date: 1886

16 Ward Road, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2024).JPG
description: One of the oldest buildings in North Tonawanda; ArcGIS gives 1860.
date: 2024

Buildings at River Road near Wheatfield Street, former Ironton, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2024).jpg
description: Maps show this block already built up in 1886. A large planing mill was just south in 1893. The former Stan's Tavern (435 River Road) can be seen at far right.
date: 2024

Pee Wees Pizzeria, emblem.jpg
date: 2018

Live Hose, Goundry near Vandervoort, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2024).jpg
description: Live Active Hose #4 was founded in 1887.
date: 2024

Durez, Oxy, commemorative stone and helmet, photo (belonged to father of Dennis Hill, Facebook, c1997).png
date: 1997

Ironton, North Tonawanda, sketches (Dennis Reed Jr., 2016).jpg
description: Illustrations of Dom Polski, Memorial Pool, Buffalo Bolt by Dennis Reed Jr.
date: 2016

Ironton School second grade class in 1907, article (Courier Express, 1968-04-21).jpeg
date: 1907

Gilmore Elementary School original footprint, expansions (1926, 2019).jpg
description: Public School #7, Gilmore School, opened in 1926 with the few simple buildings seen in this 1951 Sanborn insurance map. Subsequent additions added the "breezeway" and two extra floors of classroom space and a larger gymnasium. The green outline represents the footprint of the original buildings.
date: 2024

Andrew Dorn, Board and Rooms, 142 Oliver Street, photo (c. 1915).jpg
date: 1915

Twin Cities' firefighters parade, headline article (Tonawanda News, 1905-06-19).jpg
description: "The Gratwicks looked as natty as ever."
date: 1905-06-19

Tonawanda's National Hose to mark 75th anniversary, article (Courier-Express, 1973-08-17.jpg
date: 1973-08-17

Mayor Wallace has highly-prized medal, Hydrant Hose, article (Tonawanda News, 1936-08-20).jpg
date: 1936-08-20

Line of march, firefighter's parade, article (Tonawanda News, 1900-06-09).jpg
date: 1900-06-09

Hydrant Hose was organized in NT in 1886, article (Tonawanda News, 1965-06-26).jpg
date: 1965-06-26

Brockport tournament, fire and cornet bands, article (Lockport Daily Journal, 1880-08).jpg
date: 1880-08

A social event, Hydrant Hose ball, article (c1894).jpg
date: 1894

3 old timers will parade, Hydrant Hose remembrances, article (1955-06-17).jpg
date: 1955-06-17

Rescue Fire Company on parade, Martinsville, photos (c1975).jpg
description: Courtesy of Bonnie Verrall-Urban
date: 1975

Parade on Sweeney Street, featuring fire departments, four photos (1961).jpg
description: These four color photos from a parade on Sweeney Street take us back to a summer day beside the canal in 1961. They feature a brass band looking sharp in candy-striped jackets and hats, the fire department's fire engine-red "Old Smokey," and National Hose Company #1 resplendent in blue and red country-and-western gear. They are charming, no? Note: A Facebook subscriber has identified the band as "Bill Bailey's Band."
date: 1961

Fire engine house (Columbia Hook & Ladder), Thompson Street, map detail (1893).jpg
date: 1893

Fire engine house (Active Hose No. 2), Robinson Street, map detail (1893).jpg
date: 1893

Village of North Tonawanda government and fire, city directory excerpt (1893).jpeg
date: 1893

Fire engine house, Hydrant Hose Co., Sweeney and Main, map detail (1893).jpg
description: Although generically named on the map, the 1893 city directory identifies this location as "Hydrant Hose Company."
date: 1893

History of the Barge Canal of New York State, online book (Noble E. Whitford, 1921).htm
description: https://www.eriecanal.org/texts/Whitford/1921/contents.html
date: 1921

View of dredge and scow at Pendleton (1909-07-06).jpg
date: 1909-07-06

View of concrete mixer delivering concrete to form shown in 5969, photo (1909-02-09).jpg
date: 1909-02-09

View of cofferdam B L Sta, photo 3 (1909-01-13).jpg
description: Long Homestead in background
date: 1909-01-13

View of cofferdam B L Sta, photo (1909-01-13).jpg
date: 1909-01-13

View of cofferdam, B L Sta, photo (1909-01-13).jpg
date: 1909-01-13

View of coffer-dam, south side of Main St. bridge at Tonawanda (looking west), photo (1909-05-05).jpg
date: 1909-05-05

View looking west along crest of dam, North Tonawanda (1910-07-19).jpg
date: 1910-07-19

View looking south along crest of dam, Tonawanda (1910-07-19).jpg
date: 1910-07-19

Vertical wall south side, east of Main St. bridge, Tonawanda, photo (1910-04-04).jpg
date: 1910-04-04

Vertical wall on south side, east of towpath bridge at entrance to Ellicott Creek, photo (1914-10-05).jpg
date: 1914-10-05

Vertical wall in cofferdam, advertising, photo (1910-08-10).jpg
date: 1910-08-10

Vertical wall in cofferdam, advertising, photo (1910-07-19).jpg
date: 1910-07-19

Vertical wall, south side west, photo (1910-05-20).jpg
date: 1910-05-20

North span removed and located on scow. Pickard's bridge (1910-11-15).jpg
date: 1910-11-15

Head gate at Tonawanda Dam, photo (1910-07-19).jpg
date: 1910-07-19

Excavating and placing form ? section of coffer-dam...form in background, photo (1909-02-09).jpg
date: 1909-02-09

Cofferdam N side of canal looking E from Main Street bridge, Herschell-Spillman, photo (1909-03-09).jpg
date: 1909-03-09

Cofferdam, advertising, photo (1910-06-07).jpg
date: 1910-06-07

Break in cofferdam near Erie R.R., Sweeney Street, Scanlon, photo (1909-07-06).jpg
date: 1909-07-06

ADSCO ad (1922)
date: 1922

Howe (Richard J.) Collection of Musical Instrument Literature
description: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8cc1668/entire_text/ Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California Howe (Richard J.) Collection of Musical Instrument Literature Organ literature 1858-1993 Physical Description: 25 box(es) Scope and Contents This series chronicles the rise of organ manufacturers, including companies such as Estey Organ Company, Mason and Hamlin Organ and Piano Company, Story and Clark Organ Company, and The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company. The collection spans the dates 1858 through 1993, with the bulk spanning 1900 through 1950. It contains mostly manufacturing literature in the following formats: catalogs, books, photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, periodicals, advertisements (newspaper and magazine), postal covers, trade cards, post cards, broadsides, and repair manuals. A small portion of the collection contains novelty items, including a set of checkers, pins, a fan, a folding knife, and engraved name plates. The series is arranged according to the original order imposed by the indexes compiled by the collector; therefore, the arrangement reflects the donor's organizational schema. The arrangement is alphabetical and chronological. Arrangement This series is divided into four sub-series: • Subject files [general information] • Technical information • Novelty items • Postal covers and trading cards --- box 79, folder 2 Artizan Factories undated Scope and Contents • Introduction with Interior View of Organs, Artizan Factories Inc., undated --- ---- box 89, folder 1 Wurlitzer 1895-1930 Scope and Contents • Wurlitzer Organ (Spec Sheets), Circa 1895. 16 pp (plus 1 p price list) 6-1/4 x 9-1/2" (1-O) • "Howard" Instructor for the Organ, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, 1904. 66 pp 10-1/4 x 6-3/4" (1-O) • Description of the Hope-Jones Organ: The Auditorium, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Ocean Grove, N.J., 1908. 6 pp 12-1/4 x 9" (1-O) • The Evolution of the Organ, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., 19…

Automatic Military Bands, catalog (North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works).jpg
description: Excerpts. Reprinted by Vestal Press.
date: 1914

North Tonawanda Public Library, ink and watercolor (Dennis Reed Jr, 2019).jpg
date: 2019

White, Gratwick and Mitchell lumber yard, North Tonawanda, photo (planner, 1926).jpg
date: 1926

South bridge to Grand Island, Tonawanda, postcard (c1935).jpg
date: 1935

Smokey's Navy portrait with Wurlitzer accordion, photo (c1940).jpg
date: 1940

Niagara Silk Mills Glove Guarantee Card (c.1920).png
date: 1920

Wurlitzer, 333 3rd Street, Niagara Falls, ad (Gazette, 1924-12-05).jpg
date: 1924-12-05

Jackey, Union Hotel near site of Backer Hotel (map detail, 1860).jpg
date: 1860

Backer Alley, photo (Google, 2024).jpg
date: 2024

Former Backer House location, 118-124 Webster, photo (Google, 2024).jpg

Theodore Roosevelt speech plaque, Webster and Main, photo (wnypapers.com, 2021-10-29).jpeg

Former Artizan Factories, Inc., photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2017).jpg
date: 2017-03

Former Creo-Dipt, WeatherBest (Oliver near 17th Ave), photo (2024, Google).jpg

Former Bodoni Press, Thompson and Vandervoort, photo (2024 Google).jpg
date: 2024

Fleuron vase with handpainted portrait (c.1930).jpg
date: 1930

Fleuron vase (c.1930).jpg
date: 1930

Fleuron pottery vase (c.1929).jpeg
date: 1929

Fleuron green vase (c.1929).jpeg
date: 1929

Fleuron bust (c.1929).jpeg

Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association, ribbon and pin (c1890).jpg
date: 1890

Tonawanda Iron & Steel, photo (1896, HST).jpg
date: 1896

Stan Rojek, 1949, 1950, 1951 Bowman baseball cards.htm
description: 1949, 1950 and 1951 Bowman
date: 1950

Ken's Refreshments, demolition, photo set (1978-06-27).jpg
date: 1978-06-27

Retail Merchants Association outing on Grand Island, photo (1909-08-19).jpg
date: 1909-08-19

142 Oliver foundation, Mechanic Street not named, map detail (1886).jpg
date: 1886

142 Oliver, map detail (1893).jpg
date: 1893

Herschell-Spillman catalog excerpts (c1903).jpg
date: 1903

The past is remembered only by a few words on weathered stones, article (Niagara Falls Gazette, 1972-07-23).jpg
description: Includes Sweeney Cemetery history.
date: 1972-07-23

142 Oliver, photo (2024).jpg
date: 2024

Three places here, five in Tonawandas raided, article (Buffalo Evening News, 1932-06-03).jpg
date: 1932-06-03

North Star Tavern, Saunders?, 142 Oliver, ad (1942-08-07).jpg
date: 1942-08-07

Mrs Andrew Katarina Dorn turns 100 (Tonawanda News, 1980).jpg
date: 1980

Erie Hotel and Cafe, 142 Oliver, Andrew Dorn, ad (Tonawand News 1915-01-05).jpg
date: 1915-01-05

Dorn’s Buffet and Rooming House, 142 Oliver, interior photo (c1920).jpeg
date: 1920

Dorn’s Buffet and Rooming House, 142 Oliver, business card (c1920).jpeg
date: 1920

Beer license, Andrew Dorn, 142 Oliver (1934-10-04).jpg
date: 1934-10-04

Andrew Dorn dies, obit (Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, 1935-09-05).jpg
date: 1935-09-05

The Circus Parade, Auto Wheel ad (1919-09).jpeg
date: 1919-09

Seaway Steel and Roblin Inc may merge, article (Tonawanda News, 1960-12-04).jpg
date: 1960-12-04

Roblin Steel shut down by strike, article (Tonawanda News, 1965-11-08).jpg
date: 1965-11-08

Roblin Steel Corporation, annual report (1964).jpeg
date: 1964

Roblins Output continues in NT (Tonawanda News, 1967-10-05).jpg
date: 1967-10-05

Company changes name to Roblin Steel Corp., article (1964-04-22).jpg
date: 1964-04-22

Top antique car, Mid-City Plaza or Bust, Teenage Holiday Parade, photo (Tonawanda News, 1963-09-03.jpg
date: 1963-09-03

Tonawanda Downtowner will have Erie Canal days motif, illustration (Tonawanda News, 1965-07-27).png
date: 1965-07-27

Rezoning sought for site of 2 million-dollar plaza, article (Tonawanda News, 1958-06-11).jpg
date: 1958-06-11

Pop Ramsay at bat, Teenage Holiday Parade, photo (Tonawanda News, 1963-09-03.jpg
date: 1963-09-03

Pool directors outline rules for swimmers during heat wave, article (Tonawanda News, 1953-07-18) .jpg
date: 1953-07-18

No buyers are seen for International Paper site, article (1978).png
date: 1978

Niagara Mohawk plant, map detail (1951).jpg
date: 1951

New QRS rolls, 90 Webster, Blue Front Piano Store, ad (Tonawanda News, 1918-01-08).jpg
date: 1918-01-08

McDonough won't spy on NT boathouse owners, article (Ton News, 1973-07-23) copy.jpg
date: 1973-07-23

Harry E. Pickard, seal trainer, dies, article (Tonawanda News, 1966-04-11).jpg
date: 1966-04-11

Detective held up, robbed by foreigners, article (Tonawanda News, 1908-12-07).jpg
date: 1908-12-07

Deacon Dubbs, Masonic play, cast photo (Stumpf, c1890).png
date: 1890

Slickest Trick, Auto Wheel ad (c1919).jpeg
date: 1919

Buffalo Sled Co., winter and summer coasters, ad (c1915).jpg
date: 1915

Buffalo Sled Co., ad (c1915).jpg
date: 1915

An Auto Wheel for Every Age, illustrated booklet (Buffalo Sled Company, 1918).pdf
date: 1918

Site of former Auto Wheel Coaster, Schenck Street (2024).jpg
date: 2024

Auto Wheel Coaster Co., map detail (1951).jpg
date: 1951

Buffalo Sled Company, illustration from catalog (1917).jpg
date: 1917

Buffalo Sled Company, catalog excerpts (1917).jpg
date: 1917

Barrel Organs and Orchestrions, North Tonawanda Barrel Organ Factory, catalog, (1901).jpg

Tonawanda & Wheatfield Electric Light company, map detail (1893).jpg
date: 1893

Former Tonawanda Power Company transformer house, photo set (Dennis Reed Jr, 2023-10-21).htm
date: 2023-10-21

13 killed in electric power plant, statement of NT fire chief, article, transcription (Safety News and Comment, 1921)
description: Available on Google Books. 13 Killed in Electric Power Plant THIRTEEN men were killed as the result of an explosion and fire in the distributing tower of the Niagara Falls Power Company in Robinson street, North Tonawanda, N. Y., shortly after 3 o'clock, a. m., October 31, 1920. In a report to SAFETY ENGINEERING, the chief of the North Tonawanda fire department says: “I am not in a position to give the exact cause of this accident. There seem to be different opinions, but it is quite probable that it was an oil cooled transformer. The power company was making extensive changes and selected this particular night to make some changes in connections. Calling in 13 men, including the superintendent, they rushed the work. Called Niagara Falls to turn the current on again. Noticing a peculiar sizzling noise, Mr. Allen ordered the current shut off, but before the operator reached the switches, which were in the tower where the explosion took place, the worst happened. When I arrived, after being called by telephone and street box at the same time, I found everyone helpless and 4 dead; the rest of them died the same day and the next night, except Mr. Derby, line superintendent of the Niagara Falls Power Company, who lived until Friday, Nov. 5.” The fire chief’s report to SAFETY ENGINEERING of the resulting fire: Oct. 31, 1920. North Tonawanda, N. Y. Distributing tower of Niagara Falls Power Company, corner of Robinson and Division streets. Electric power for factories, trolley company and municipal lighting. Two buildings partly damaged, 3-story and 1-story built together so one could pass into other. Walls, brick. Floors, cement, iron and wood. Roofs, wood and slate. Probable cause, small current transformer exploding, throwing oil in all directions. Discovered by man on street, who heard explosion at about 2:55 a. m. Alarm, telephone and street box No. 15. Duration of fire, 2 hours. Stopped in same building. Fire was retarded by brick walls. Firemen handicapped for about …
date: 1921-01

Undersheriff serves two bench warrants, Market Hotel was raided, article (Tonawanda News, 1914-10-21).jpg
date: 1914-10-21

Thirteen killed in switching tower, article (Safety Bulletin, 1921-01).jpg
date: 1921-01

Seek damages for explosion victims, article (Buffalo Courier, 1921-06-05).jpg
date: 1921-06-05

Derby worse, can't stop hiccoughing, article (Tonawanda News, 1920-11-04).jpg
date: 1920-11-04

All factories getting power, tower to be repaired, article (Tonawanda News, 1920-11-04).jpg
date: 1920-11-04

13 Killed in electric power plant, article (Safety Maintenance & Production, 1920-11).jpg
date: 1920-11-15

Niagara Falls Power Company, map detail (1908).jpg
date: 1908

The Work of the Tonawanda Power Company, article excerpts (American Electrician, April 1900, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 155-162, col. 1-3,1-2).htm
description: Full article describes the role of the North Tonawanda substation. Photo captions: "Fig. 1. — the Exterior of the Transforming Station of the Tonawanda Power Company The Six Upper Wires on the Poles in the Foreground Are the Two Three-Phase Lines Running From Niagara on the Right Toward Buffalo on the Left. Taps From These Pass Into the Left-Hand Side of the Gable. the Lower Three Wires Passing Out to the Right Form the 11,000-Volt Branch Line to Lockport. the Heavy Wires Passing Out From the Right-Hand End of the Building Are the Railway Feeders, and the Lighter Wires Beyond Them Are the Central Station Lines." Fig. 2. — A Plan of the Station, Showing the Arrangement of the Wire Ducts Under the Floor. Fig 3. — A General View of the High-Tension Apparatus in the Attic To the Left Are the High-Tension Circuit Breakers. in the Central Background Are the Fuse Circuit-Breakers. Further to the Right Are the Reactive Coils and Spark Gaps of the Lightning Arresters (Semi-Colon) Below Them Are the Ground Detectors and the Time-Element Circuit-Breaker Panel and Transfer Panel of the Lockport Line. Fig 9. — the Rotary Converters and Step-Down Transformers. Each Transformer Has Two Secondaries, One Delivering 4400 Volts, and the Other 360 Volts. Fig 10. — A View of the Central Station Bay, Showing Induction Motors Belted to Arc Dynamos and Alternators.
date: 1900-04

The Organisation of the Operating Department of the Niagara Falls Power Company, article excerpts (Cassier's Magazine, January 1902 vol. 21, no. 3, p. 179-205, col. 1-2).htm
description: Full article discusses the reliance of the area on the power of Niagara Falls, and has additional photos of call boxes, and view of the Niagara Falls plant. (NT and other photos grabbed here.) North Tonawanda substation tower (First photo) Captioned: "Unfinished Section of House Adjoining the Tonawanda Sub-Station. It Will Contain Switches by Means of Which Any Conductor of the Transmission Lines May Be Divided, to Facilitate Location of A Defect." This appears to the the building that thirtheen men from the NT and Niagara Falls plant were in on October 31, 1920 for a new equipment test when an explosion and the ignition of nearby oil reulted in a horrific fore that eventually killed all thirteen men. Around the maintenance quarters photo "To carry on work of maintenance and repair which cannot be performed by the regular operating force without neglect of proper attention to the running of the plant, a maintenance force was established. This force ordinarily works ten hours daily, but in case of emergency it is expected to remain on duty as long as circumstances may require. If urgent repairs, requiring several days for completion, are in hand, the force is augmented, if necessary, and is divided into relays so that the work may proceed continuously. The maintenance force is divided into three general groups, though the men are sometimes shifted from one group to another as may be found expedient to facilitate the execution of work in progress." "The foreman of the hydraulic department, assisted by two machinists, a carpenter, and two pipe-fitters, attends to the maintenance and repair of the machinery comprising the hydraulic or motive power plant and the buildings in which the main power plant and sub-stations are housed. This force, with occasional extra help, has proved itself capable of handling all work required to maintain the plant in good condition and to repair damage caused by accidents, besides accomplishing a large amount of work in making the minor al…
date: 1902-01

Map (Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase).jpg
date: 1800

Rivera Theatre, ad (NTPD Souvenir program, 1928).jpeg
date: 1928

North Tonawanda Police Department Complaint book (1905-1912).jpg
description: Lots of stolen bicycles and horses. Pilfering from train cars. Steamers at docks. Occasional runaways (pets and people). Wires from neighboring citites. Breaking and entering. A few colorful highlights: 5/27/1905: Stolen from Iron Works...Homeburg Bicycle Gents make. Red Head. Roller Chair. 22" frame. Black enamel, Black Rims and adjustable Handle Bars. 1/4 tires. Sager Saddle. Two Italians Were Hanging around works this am. 6/12/1905: Young Mang (sic?) reported that he had his Naptha Launch tied up at the Dock Back of Scanlons Saloon. and it was Stripped of its Brass Fixtures and anchor. And one pair of oars painted green. The anchor was marked Perry & Mang. It occurred between 10:0 p.m. and midnight. 7/26/1905: Wheel taken from the Archer Hotel. National. Model 46. Number 29.175 color Black. Bars up Turned. Goodrick Tires. Enamel off on Top Bar. Belongs to May Bros. Reported at H.2. 1.15 P.M 8/6/1905: Frank Zazaz House on 5th Ave Entered following goods taken 1 trunk containing 1 black suit, clothes some womans clothes and some childs clothes two medium size gold plated watches / Woms silver watch Long gold plated chain and womans watch 2 gold plated plain rings. $24 in money 2 ten bills 2 one bills and one $2 bill. Bank book at first Natl Bank. showing $300 Deposit Empty trunk found on track foot of 7th Ave. Reported to headquarters 6:58 am Aug 6 1905 8/13/1905 - Walkers Londery (sic?) Entered by breaking side window clains to have $425 taken in money taken the safe was opened by combination. Nothing taken from officer of Londery. their is reason to doubt the amount of money [unclear] taken. All so claims that some papers taken. Fake report mad [sic] by Walker. 9/15/1906: 15 chickens stolen from Ms. Patton Corner of Tremont and Vandervoort St...by fulling (drilling?) out stake of door. 10/5/1906: Stolen from in front of the YMCA building 1905 Pierce bicycle, Black enamel chainless coaster rakes. Cushion frame and [Jork?]. Upturn handle bars. Belongs to Stanley Ra…
date: 1905

De Kleist band organ, booklet type, photo (c.1900).jpg
date: 1900

The Gingerbread Pizza Factory, article (Buffalo Courier-Express, 1974-02-17).png
date: 1974-02-17

Victim still incoherent, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-10-07).jpg
date: 1977-10-07

Victim of beating still unconscious, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-09-29).jpg
date: 1977-09-29

Unpaid gas bill mystifies NT man, article (Tonawanda News, 1979-12-10).jpg
date: 1979-12-10

Toy troupe entertains area service troups, article (Tonawanda News, 1953).jpg
date: 1953

Town resident buys mansion, article (1978-03-07).jpg
date: 1978-03-07

Thunderstorms pelt area, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-09-26).jpg
date: 1977-09-26

Spruce Kannibal Kapers, article (1967-11-28).jpg
date: 1967-11-28

Police waiting to talk to victim, article (Tonawanda News,1977-10-03).jpg
date: 1977-10-03

Police stand guard in Aurigema's room, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-09-27).jpg
date: 1977-09-27

Jay Aurigema wins Tonawanda Olympic Club talent show, article (Ton News, 1957-11-25).jpg
date: 1957-11-25

Harassment charge, article (Tonawanda News, 1981-11-04).jpg
date: 1981-11-04

DeGraff mansion to be sold at auction, article (Tonawanda News, 1978-03-04).jpg
date: 1978-03-04

Crowd watches historic mansion in NT burn, photos (Tonawanda News, 1977-07-29).jpg
date: 1977-07-29

County named in foreclosure, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-10-22).jpg
date: 1977-10-22

County eyes Aurigema mansion, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-10-15).jpg
date: 1977-10-15

Cornerstone of Old Live Hose Co, Thompson Street, Village Hall, opened, photo (Ton News 1957-08-21) copy.jpg
date: 1957-08-21

Choir skit, photo (Tonawanda News, 1972).jpg
date: 1972

Beating victim is released, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-11-15).jpg
date: 1977-11-15

Avoiding Summons said to be costly, article (1977-11).pdf
date: 1977-11

Aurigema leaves hospital in robe, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-10-29).jpg
date: 1977-10-29

Aurigema condition serious, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-09-26).jpg
date: 1977-09-26

Ascension chorus to provide musical revue, photo article (1970-05-14).jpg
date: 1970-05-14

Arson, 275 Oliver, Police Beat item (Tonawanda News, 1982-07-07).jpg
date: 1982-07-07

271 Oliver, Aurigema parentla home maybe, photo (Google Maps).jpg
date: 2022

1,000 American flags will burn flag day, article (Tonawanda News, 1958-06-11).jpg
date: 1958-06-11

History of the North Tonawanda Police Department (Westphal, Butler, Belbas, ed. by Chief Glass, 2022).pdf
date: 2022

Hydrant Hose Company, Sweeney and Main, photo (c1910).jpg
description: Identified as "Columbia Hook & Ladder" when collected, though from location and banner looks like Hydrant Hose to me.
date: 1910

Columbia Hook & Ladder, booklet (1986).jpg
date: 1986

NaT mascot, Bicentennial Celebration, photos and illustration (1976).jpg
description: At one time a strange and horrible beast stalked this land, "NaT," a grotesque parody of a lumberjack with a colonial tricorn hat on its giant head and a hauntingly vacant expression on its plaster face. In every photo the terror on others' faces is plain. Proportions that appear whimsical and even charming in sketches can easily become monstrous when translated into three dimensions. What happened to NaT is unknown, but it is gone, and it is safe to hope this much for the poor creature: that its suffering ended when ours did.
date: 1976

Hungarian group, funeral, Wittkowsky photo (HST, c.1913).jpg
description: Location unknown, presumed Tonawandas.
date: 1913

Hungarian group, Emily Borko far left, Wittkowsky photo (HST, c.1913).jpg
date: 1913

The Tonawandas, excerpt (History of the Niagara Frontier, Wilner, pp. 777-8, 1931).pdf
description: Click image to view PDF
date: 1931

The Niagara Hermit, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Visit, excerpt (History of the Niagara Frontier, Wilner, pp. 337-8, 1931).pdf
description: (Click image to view the PDF)
date: 1931

Early Tonawanda, excerpt (History of the Niagara Frontier, Wilner, pp. 337-8, 1931).pdf
description: Click image to view PDF
date: 1931

Myths and Travel Tales, Niagara illustrations, excerpt (Chapter XII - History of the Niagara Frontier, Wilner, pp. 533-547, 1931).pdf
description: (Click 1st image to view PDF). Repeats false Sacrifice to the Falls ("Maid of the Mist") story, The Place of Peace, Fate of the Peace Queen, Flight of the Wenroes, First Description of the Falls
date: 1931

Buffalo Bolt Co. Annual Picnic, Ukranian Hall Grounds, photo (HST, 1943).jpg
date: 1943

America on Ice - North Tonawanda Bicentennial, booklet (1976).pdf
date: 1976

Eugene de Kleist Articles, Documents and Photographs.pdf
date: 2018

DeGraff Mansion interior and exterior during rehabilitation, photo set (2023-09-25, Dennis Reed Jr).jpg
date: 2023-09-25

Pettit Creek culvert into Niagara River, Wheatfield Street, North Tonawanda, photo (2018-04-21).jpg
date: 2018-04-21

DeGraff Mansion on the auction block, article (Tonawanda News, 1972-11-24).jpg
date: 1972-11-24

DeGraff Mansion auction canceled, article (Tonawanda News, 1972-12-18).jpg
date: 1972-12-18

Charges dismissed in Aurigema case, article (1972-12-11).jpg
date: 1972-12-11