Wulf's Beverages, Wulf Bottling Works, boxes (c1940).jpg
Teacher and students, sent by Dora M. Smith, Martinsville, postcard (1911-05-10).jpg
Tabernacle opens tomorrow, article (Tonawanda News, 1935-09-07).jpg
Sunshine Mission, North Niagara St, Tonawanda, has given meals and quarters to many, article (Tonawanda News, 1933-02-22).jpg
Shows at Gem since Park has closed, ad (Tonawanda News, 1910-10-14).jpg
Remebering Niese's, photo article (Tonawanda News).jpeg
Rand Makurown index tabs, ad (1918).jpeg
Proposed Junior High at Nash and Ruie, illustrated article (Tonawanda News, 1964-06-25).jpg
Pro football team forming, article (Tonawanda News, 1921-08-31).jpg
Park Theatre, ads (Tonawanda News, 1910-09).jpg
Old taxes sought in suit for lien on Sunshine Mission ruins, article (Tonawanda News, 1938-05).jpg
Girl with bible, cabinet card (Torrey's Photographic Rooms, c1890).jpeg
Gem Stock Company at Park Theatre, article (Tonawanda News, 1910-07-2).jpg
Former Bodoni Press, Vandervoort and Thompson, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2024).jpg
Canal boats at Tonawanda, cabinet card (1897-05-15).jpg
Bishop-Gibbons contractor bidding started, illustration (Tonawanda News, 1959-12-04).jpg
Durez, There must be a Hooker somewhere, ad (1967).jpg
Durez, The ABCs of furniture, ad (1942).jpg
Durez, New phenolics, Division of Hooker, ad (1961).jpg
Durez, Singing lessons for talking machines, ad (1941).jpg
Durez, plastics that fit the job, ad (1942).jpg
Durez, Just between us and the lamp post, ad (1941).jpg
Durez, Hooker, chemagination, ad (1959).jpg
Durez, Go as far as you like, ad (1940).jpg
Durez, Planning plastic parts?, ad (1937).jpg
Durez, How to pack for the stratosphere, ad (1943).jpg
Durez, Hooker, tough bubble, ad (1959).jpg
Gazetteer and business directory of Niagara County (1869), Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Niagara County (1892), other books.htm
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)
Site of Riverside Chemical Company, 1194 Oliver Street, photo (Google, 2021).png
River Road and Wheatfield, parcels and years, map detail (ArcGIS, 2024).jpg
River Road and Wheatfield, Ironton section, map detail (1886).jpg
16 Ward Road, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2024).JPG
One of the oldest buildings in North Tonawanda; ArcGIS gives 1860.
Buildings at River Road near Wheatfield Street, former Ironton, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2024).jpg
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.
Live Hose, Goundry near Vandervoort, photo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2024).jpg
Live Active Hose #4 was founded in 1887.
Durez, Oxy, commemorative stone and helmet, photo (belonged to father of Dennis Hill, Facebook, c1997).png
Ironton, North Tonawanda, sketches (Dennis Reed Jr., 2016).jpg
Illustrations of Dom Polski, Memorial Pool, Buffalo Bolt by Dennis Reed Jr.
Ironton School second grade class in 1907, article (Courier Express, 1968-04-21).jpeg
Gilmore Elementary School original footprint, expansions (1926, 2019).jpg
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.
Andrew Dorn, Board and Rooms, 142 Oliver Street, photo (c. 1915).jpg
Twin Cities' firefighters parade, headline article (Tonawanda News, 1905-06-19).jpg
"The Gratwicks looked as natty as ever."
Tonawanda's National Hose to mark 75th anniversary, article (Courier-Express, 1973-08-17.jpg
Mayor Wallace has highly-prized medal, Hydrant Hose, article (Tonawanda News, 1936-08-20).jpg
Line of march, firefighter's parade, article (Tonawanda News, 1900-06-09).jpg
Hydrant Hose was organized in NT in 1886, article (Tonawanda News, 1965-06-26).jpg
Brockport tournament, fire and cornet bands, article (Lockport Daily Journal, 1880-08).jpg
A social event, Hydrant Hose ball, article (c1894).jpg
3 old timers will parade, Hydrant Hose remembrances, article (1955-06-17).jpg
Rescue Fire Company on parade, Martinsville, photos (c1975).jpg
Parade on Sweeney Street, featuring fire departments, four photos (1961).jpg
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."
Fire engine house (Columbia Hook & Ladder), Thompson Street, map detail (1893).jpg
Fire engine house (Active Hose No. 2), Robinson Street, map detail (1893).jpg
Village of North Tonawanda government and fire, city directory excerpt (1893).jpeg
Fire engine house, Hydrant Hose Co., Sweeney and Main, map detail (1893).jpg
Although generically named on the map, the 1893 city directory identifies this location as "Hydrant Hose Company."
History of the Barge Canal of New York State, online book (Noble E. Whitford, 1921).htm
View of dredge and scow at Pendleton (1909-07-06).jpg
View of concrete mixer delivering concrete to form shown in 5969, photo (1909-02-09).jpg
View of cofferdam B L Sta, photo 3 (1909-01-13).jpg
View of cofferdam B L Sta, photo (1909-01-13).jpg
View of cofferdam, B L Sta, photo (1909-01-13).jpg
View of coffer-dam, south side of Main St. bridge at Tonawanda (looking west), photo (1909-05-05).jpg
View looking west along crest of dam, North Tonawanda (1910-07-19).jpg
View looking south along crest of dam, Tonawanda (1910-07-19).jpg
Vertical wall south side, east of Main St. bridge, Tonawanda, photo (1910-04-04).jpg
Vertical wall on south side, east of towpath bridge at entrance to Ellicott Creek, photo (1914-10-05).jpg
Vertical wall in cofferdam, advertising, photo (1910-08-10).jpg
Vertical wall in cofferdam, advertising, photo (1910-07-19).jpg
Vertical wall, south side west, photo (1910-05-20).jpg
North span removed and located on scow. Pickard's bridge (1910-11-15).jpg
Head gate at Tonawanda Dam, photo (1910-07-19).jpg
Excavating and placing form ? section of coffer-dam...form in background, photo (1909-02-09).jpg
Cofferdam N side of canal looking E from Main Street bridge, Herschell-Spillman, photo (1909-03-09).jpg
Cofferdam, advertising, photo (1910-06-07).jpg
Break in cofferdam near Erie R.R., Sweeney Street, Scanlon, photo (1909-07-06).jpg
Howe (Richard J.) Collection of Musical Instrument Literature
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., 1918. 8 pp 6 x 9" (2-O) • Net Price -List of Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestras, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, etc., March 1, 1920. 2 pp 3-1/4 x 5-1/2" (1-C) • Net Price -List of Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestras, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, etc., March 1, 1920. 2 pp 3-1/4 x 5-1/2" (1-C) • Broadside. for Wurlitzer Unit Organ Brochure, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, Cincinnati, Circa 1920. 1 P 9 x 12-1/4" (1-O) • Cash Price List of Wurlitzer Unit Organs, The Wurlitzer Co., New York, etc., November 15, 1923. 4 pp 2-3/4 x 4-3/4" (1-C) • Price List: Unit Organs, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York/Cincinnati/Chicago/San Francisco, November 15, 1923. 2 pp 3 x 5" (1-O) • Cash Price List of Wurlitzer Unit Organs, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., November 15, 1924. 4 pp 2-3/4 x 4-1/2" (1-O) • Estey ads, 1924 • Wurlitzer Hope - Jones Unit Orchestra in Hotel Martinique. New York City, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Circa 1925. 6 pp 3-1/2 x 5-1/4" (1-O) • Photos of Robert Hope-Jones, Circa 1925. 5 pp (Various sizes) (1-O) • Denver's Municipal Auditorium: One Feature of Which is the Mighty Wurlitzer Unit Organ, 1925. 16 pp 4-1/2 x 6-1/4" (1-O) • Price List: Wurlitzer Organs, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., September 1, 1927. 2 pp 3-3/4 X 6" (1-C) • Price List of Wurlitzer Organs, Wurlitzer, September 1, 1927. 4 pp 3-1/4 X 5" (1-O) • Description of the Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Organ in the Baptist Temple, Philadelphia, Pa., The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., North Tonawanda, New York, Circa 1928. 4 pp 11 X 8" (1-O) • "Individualized" Church Pipe Organs by Wurlitzer, Circa 1930. 8 pp 8 X 10" (1-O) box 89, folder 2 Wurlitzer 1949-1956 Scope and Contents • Testimonial Letter, Richard W. Leibert, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, New York, to The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., North Tonawanda, N.Y., September 27, 1949. 1 P 8-1/2 X 11" (1-O) • The Wurlitzer Unit Organ: The Perfect Musical Instrument for the Theatre, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, etc., Circa 1928. 63 pp 9 x 12-3/4" (1-O/binding cut off, apparently to facilitate reprinting, 3-R) • The Wurlitzer Organ: Series 50, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Organ Division, North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1950. 8 pp (Including letter and envelope) 8-1/2 x 11" (1-O) • The Finest Organ Music-The Wurlitzer Organs, Series 30 and 31-Keyed to the Modern Tempo, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1950. 8 pp 8-1/2 x 11" (2-O) • The Wurlitzer Organ: "Music's Richest Voice", Vol. XI, No.9, July 1950. 4 pp 8-1/2 X 11" (1-O) • The Wurlitzer Organ: Series six. Single Manual, John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, Pa., Circa 1950. 4 pp 8-1/2 x 11" (1-O) • There is a Wurlitzer Organ Just Right for Every Organ Need, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1950. 8 pp 3-1/2 x 6-1/2" (1-O) • Music Review: Centennial Issue: Wurlitzer 1856-1956. 8 pp 8 x 9" (2-O) box 89, folder 3 Wurlitzer 1956-1980 Scope and Contents • The World's Greatest Achievement in Music: The Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit-Orchestra, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati/Chicago/New York, Circa 1916. 62 pp 8-3/4 x 11-1/2" (1-R) (Reprinted by Vestal Press in 1964) • The Dedication of the Style 260 Wurlitzer Theatre pipe Organ, City of San Gabriel, California, February 11-13, 1972. 60 pp 8-1/2 x 11" (1-O) • The "Regal" Wurlitzer Cinema Organ at the Musical Museum, National Musical Museum, Brentford Middlesex, Circa 1980. 9 pp 6-1/4 x 8-3/4" (1-O) • Wizard of Id cartoon • The Official Opening of the Magnificent Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ, Auckland, New Zealand, November 6, 1982. 24 pp 8-1/4 x 11" (1-O) • Reproducing Residence Organ, The Rudolph Wurlitzer, Company, undated • Photos of Robert Hope-Jones, Circa 1925. 5 pp (Various sizes) (1-O) box 89, folder 4 Wurlitzer undated Scope and Contents • Theatre Organs Having Roll Playing Units, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, undated • Theatre Pipe Organ Fact Book, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, undated • Choice of the Artists, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, undated • Miscellaneous newspaper articles and photographs ---- box 104, folder 12 Artizan Factories Incorporated 1922 Scope and Contents • Introduction with Interior View of Organs and Instructions for Taking Care of Same, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1925. 6 pp 4-1/4 x 6" (1-O, 2-R) • Introduction with Interior View of Organs and Instructions for Taking Care of Same, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1925. 6 pp 7 x 10" (2-O) • Broadside: Style "A-2" Military Band - 46 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated 2 pp 7-1/4 X 10-1/2" (1-O) • Broadside: Style "A-2" Military Band - 46 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Broadside: Style "A" Military Band - 46 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Broadside: Style "X-A-2" Military Band - 46 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Broadside: Style "X-A-1" Military Band - 46 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Broadside: Style "X-A" Military Band - 46 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Broadside: Style "A-I" Military Band - 46 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7-1/4 X 10-1/2" (1-O) • Broadside: Style "C" Military Band - 57 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7 x 10-1/2" (2-O) • Broadside: Style "C-1" Military Band - 57 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (2-O) • Broadside: Style "C-2" Military Band - 57 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (2-O) • Broadside: Style "0" Military Band - 61 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7 x 10" (1-O) • Broadside: Style "X-A" Military Band - 46 Keys, Artizan Factories, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., undated. 2 pp 7 x 10" (1-O) ------- box 121, folder 5 Niagara Music Company - North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works 1906-1911 Scope and Contents • Letter, Niagara Music Company, December 1, 1908. 1 P 8-1/2 x 11" (1-C) • Letter, Niagara Music Company, January 7, 1909. 1 P 8-1/2 x 11" (1-C) • Ye Catalogue of Niagara Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company: Military Band Organs, Niagara Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company, North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1910. 20 pp 9-1/4 x 11-1/2" (1-O, 2-R) • Order Blank, Niagara Musical Instrument Mfg. Co., North Tonawanda, New York, Circa 1910. 1 P 10-1/2 x 5-1/2" (1-O) • P.P. Lease, Circa 1910. 2 pp 8-1/2 x 14" (1-O) • Price List of Niagara Automatic Musical Instruments, Niagara Musical Instrument Company, North Tonawanda, N.Y., April 1, 1911. 1 P 9 x 12" (2-O, 1-C) • Fold-Up Reply Post Card for the Violiphone, The Niagara Musical Instrument Co., North Tonawanda, New York, 1912. 6 pp 9 x 3-3/4" (1-O) • Broadside for the En-Symphonie, Circa 1912. 1 p 3-1/2 x 5-1/2" (1-O) (Color) • Musical Program and Dinner: Compliments of the Niagara Musical Instrument Manufacturing Co. North Tonawanda. N.Y., Circa 1912. 4 pp 5 x 7" (1-O) • En-Symphonie Catalog, Niagara Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company, North Tonawanda, New York, Circa 1912. 12 pp 9-1/4 x 12" (1-O) • The En-Symphonie: Designed Especially for the Moving Picture Trade, Niagara Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company, North Tonawanda, New York, Circa 1915. 4 pp 4-1/4 x 8-1/2" (1-O, 1-C) • Miscellaneous, Niagara Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company, Various dates. 28 pp (Various sizes) (1-C) (Includes photographs) • Automatic Military Bands, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1910. 23 pp 7-1/4 x 10-3/4" (3-O, 3-R, 1-C) box 121, folder 6 North Tonawanda Musical Instrumental Works 1906-1924 Scope and Contents • Price List: Military Band Organs, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, New York, April 1, 1924. 4 pp 3-1/2 x 6" (1-O, 1-C) • Mechanical and Automatic Musical Instruments, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1910. 46 pp 8 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Miscellaneous Photos. Letters. Etc., North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, Various dates. 27 pp (Various sizes) (1-O/C) • Return Post Card, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1915. 1 P 5-1/2 x 3-1/4" (1-O) • Instruments Operated by Perforated Paper Music, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, New York, Circa 1915. 18 pp 7-1/2 x 11" (1-C) • Military Band Organ – 48 Keys, Style 184/52 Keys, Style 86/North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, New York --- box 125, folder 1 North Tonawanda 1908-1929 Scope and Contents • Style 46/146 Military Band Organ. 46 keys, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 1 p 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Automatic Keyboard Piano: Style "L", North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (12-O, 1-C) • Pianolin "A" - 49 Notes, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (6-O) • Pianolin "B" - 49 Notes, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (11-O) • Orchestrina-87 Notes, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (6-O, 1-C) • Style 56/156 Military Band Organ, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (3-O) • Pianolin: 49 Notes, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (3-O) • Mando-Orchestra-87 Notes (20 Selections), North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (2-O) • Style 159 Military Band Organ - 46 keys, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 1 p 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (2-O) • Pianolin "C" - 49 Notes, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 2 pp 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (2-O) • Style 64/164 Military Band Organ, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 1 p 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Style 55/155 Military Band Organ, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 1 p 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Style 58/158 Military Band Organ. 46 keys, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 1 p 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Sextrola "B"-52 Notes. 46 keys, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 1 p 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (3-O) • Military Band Organ No. 188, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 1 p 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • Sextrola "A"-52 Notes, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 1 p 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (3-O) • Automatic Military Band 82 Keys: style 1110 (on truck), North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 1 p 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" (2-O) • Soft Toned Instruments, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, New York, Circa 1910. 8 pp 7-3/4 x 10-3/4" (1-O) • The "Ideal" Moving Picture Orchestra: Style "G", North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, circa 1910. 2 pp 10-1/2 x 7-1/4" (3-O, 1-C) • Salesman's Book, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1915. 44 pp 7-3/4 x 10-1/2" (1-O) • What Users Say, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1912. 4 pp 8 x 11" (1-O) • What Users Say of the North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works Organs, North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1912. 1 P 8-1/2 x 12-1/4" (1-O) --- box 210, folder 10 North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works - Olympia Music Box 1900-1910 Scope and Contents • Catalogue of Perforated Music Rolls for Pianolin, The North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, North Tonawanda, N.Y., Circa 1910. 40 pp 3 x 6-1/4" (1-O) • The "Olympia" Self-Playing Music Box, undated (1-C) • Original List of Tunes for the 15-3/4" Olympia Music Box, Circa 1900. 10 pp 5-1/2 x 8-1/2" (11-R)
Automatic Military Bands, catalog (North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works).jpg
North Tonawanda Public Library, ink and watercolor (Dennis Reed Jr, 2019).jpg
White, Gratwick and Mitchell lumber yard, North Tonawanda, photo (planner, 1926).jpg
South bridge to Grand Island, Tonawanda, postcard (c1935).jpg
Smokey's Navy portrait with Wurlitzer accordion, photo (c1940).jpg
Niagara Silk Mills Glove Guarantee Card (c.1920).png
Wurlitzer, 333 3rd Street, Niagara Falls, ad (Gazette, 1924-12-05).jpg
Jackey, Union Hotel near site of Backer Hotel (map detail, 1860).jpg
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
Former Creo-Dipt, WeatherBest (Oliver near 17th Ave), photo (2024, Google).jpg
Former Bodoni Press, Thompson and Vandervoort, photo (2024 Google).jpg
Fleuron vase with handpainted portrait (c.1930).jpg
Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association, ribbon and pin (c1890).jpg
Tonawanda Iron & Steel, photo (1896, HST).jpg
Stan Rojek, 1949, 1950, 1951 Bowman baseball cards.htm
Ken's Refreshments, demolition, photo set (1978-06-27).jpg
Retail Merchants Association outing on Grand Island, photo (1909-08-19).jpg
142 Oliver foundation, Mechanic Street not named, map detail (1886).jpg
Herschell-Spillman catalog excerpts (c1903).jpg
The past is remembered only by a few words on weathered stones, article (Niagara Falls Gazette, 1972-07-23).jpg
Three places here, five in Tonawandas raided, article (Buffalo Evening News, 1932-06-03).jpg
North Star Tavern, Saunders?, 142 Oliver, ad (1942-08-07).jpg
Mrs Andrew Katarina Dorn turns 100 (Tonawanda News, 1980).jpg
Erie Hotel and Cafe, 142 Oliver, Andrew Dorn, ad (Tonawand News 1915-01-05).jpg
Dorn’s Buffet and Rooming House, 142 Oliver, interior photo (c1920).jpeg
Dorn’s Buffet and Rooming House, 142 Oliver, business card (c1920).jpeg
Beer license, Andrew Dorn, 142 Oliver (1934-10-04).jpg
Andrew Dorn dies, obit (Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, 1935-09-05).jpg
The Circus Parade, Auto Wheel ad (1919-09).jpeg
Seaway Steel and Roblin Inc may merge, article (Tonawanda News, 1960-12-04).jpg
Roblin Steel shut down by strike, article (Tonawanda News, 1965-11-08).jpg
Roblin Steel Corporation, annual report (1964).jpeg
Roblins Output continues in NT (Tonawanda News, 1967-10-05).jpg
Company changes name to Roblin Steel Corp., article (1964-04-22).jpg
Top antique car, Mid-City Plaza or Bust, Teenage Holiday Parade, photo (Tonawanda News, 1963-09-03.jpg
Tonawanda Downtowner will have Erie Canal days motif, illustration (Tonawanda News, 1965-07-27).png
Rezoning sought for site of 2 million-dollar plaza, article (Tonawanda News, 1958-06-11).jpg
Pop Ramsay at bat, Teenage Holiday Parade, photo (Tonawanda News, 1963-09-03.jpg
Pool directors outline rules for swimmers during heat wave, article (Tonawanda News, 1953-07-18) .jpg
No buyers are seen for International Paper site, article (1978).png
Niagara Mohawk plant, map detail (1951).jpg
New QRS rolls, 90 Webster, Blue Front Piano Store, ad (Tonawanda News, 1918-01-08).jpg
McDonough won't spy on NT boathouse owners, article (Ton News, 1973-07-23) copy.jpg
Harry E. Pickard, seal trainer, dies, article (Tonawanda News, 1966-04-11).jpg
Detective held up, robbed by foreigners, article (Tonawanda News, 1908-12-07).jpg
Deacon Dubbs, Masonic play, cast photo (Stumpf, c1890).png
Slickest Trick, Auto Wheel ad (c1919).jpeg
Buffalo Sled Co., winter and summer coasters, ad (c1915).jpg
An Auto Wheel for Every Age, illustrated booklet (Buffalo Sled Company, 1918).pdf
Site of former Auto Wheel Coaster, Schenck Street (2024).jpg
Auto Wheel Coaster Co., map detail (1951).jpg
Buffalo Sled Company, illustration from catalog (1917).jpg
Buffalo Sled Company, catalog excerpts (1917).jpg
Barrel Organs and Orchestrions, North Tonawanda Barrel Organ Factory, catalog, (1901).jpg
Tonawanda & Wheatfield Electric Light company, map detail (1893).jpg
Former Tonawanda Power Company transformer house, photo set (Dennis Reed Jr, 2023-10-21).htm
13 killed in electric power plant, statement of NT fire chief, article, transcription (Safety News and Comment, 1921)
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 10 minutes, until word could be sent to Niagara Falls to have power shut off. Of course. Here's the transcription of the provided images: --- Private fire apparatus, none. Persons in building, 13. Killed 13. Means of escape, front and rear of building. Value of building and contents, $500,000. Property loss, $30,000. --- The Buffalo Express in its issue of October 31 said: The Tonawanda Power Company, North Tonawanda, has in course of completion a large addition to its transformer station in Robinson street, expecting to distribute a much larger block of power in the Tonawandas than at present. To take care of the new transformers installed in this addition, the Niagara Falls Power Company, which supplies power to the local company, had to install two new current measuring transformers in the electric tower adjoining the Tonawanda Power Company's plant on Robinson street. These new transformers were placed yesterday and 3 o'clock this morning was set as the time for the shutting off of the Niagara Falls power in order to give the linemen an opportunity to connect the new transformers on the high tension lines. According to plans, the power was shut off at scheduled time and the employees of the Niagara Falls Power Company were there to make the connection. Albert S. Allen, general superintendent of the Tonawanda Power Company, was also on the scene to witness the cutting over of the lines. Employees of the Tonawanda Power Company, who were on the night shift, also watched the work. The Falls company electric tower in Robinson street is a building about 20 feet square and 30 feet high. Nearly all of the high tension wires of the Falls Power Company enter this building and pass through it, some going on to Buffalo and others going into local plants. The two old current transformers in the tower were of 22,000 volts each, while the two new ones were of 45,000 volts each. The new transformers were installed on the south wall of the tower, about 15 feet from the floor. When the work was completed, the 13 men, 4 from the Tonawanda Power Company and 9 of the Niagara Falls Power Company's men, gathered in the tower to see the new transformers. --- WHOLE ROOM IN FLAMES The Falls current was turned on about 3 o'clock and for about five minutes everything went well with the new transformers. While the men were chatting and getting ready to leave the tower, an explosion occurred from one of the transformers and a great flash of electricity followed. The oil which one of the transformers contained spattered over the men in the small room and the electric spark set fire to the oil, the flames filling the entire room. The interior of the tower was wrecked and the transformer station. A new isolated machine which arrived at the transformer station yesterday was destroyed by the fire. The damage to the tower and transformer station is estimated at $30,000. --- The same paper gave these additional particulars on November 1: Persons connected with the Niagara Falls Power Company have expressed the opinion that the blowing out of the transformer yesterday was due to an overload of current. It is rumored that the company turned the full load of current onto the two new transformers and that the machines were not strong enough to carry the load. Officials said that the men should have only put a part load on the lines until the transformers were warmed up and in good working order. It was learned that the two machines had been tested out for 48 hours before they left the General Electric plant, where they were manufactured. ---
Undersheriff serves two bench warrants, Market Hotel was raided, article (Tonawanda News, 1914-10-21).jpg
Thirteen killed in switching tower, article (Safety Bulletin, 1921-01).jpg
Seek damages for explosion victims, article (Buffalo Courier, 1921-06-05).jpg
Derby worse, can't stop hiccoughing, article (Tonawanda News, 1920-11-04).jpg
All factories getting power, tower to be repaired, article (Tonawanda News, 1920-11-04).jpg
13 Killed in electric power plant, article (Safety Maintenance & Production, 1920-11).jpg
Niagara Falls Power Company, map detail (1908).jpg
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
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.
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
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 alterations and improvements which are constantly suggested by experience in the operation of such a plant." How it all works together "The long-distance distributing plant, by means of which power is delivered to Buffalo, the Tonawandas, and Lockport, consists of three tri-phase, 22,000-volt circuits carried on two separate pole lines, each approximately twenty-two miles long. In North Tonawanda, midway between the power house and the terminal house in which the current is reduced to a pressure of 11,000 volts for underground distribution in Buffalo, is a sub-station where the lines are tapped to supply the Tonawanda Power Company, and where a fifteen-mile branch transmission line, delivering power to Lockport tenants, is supplied with energy. The care of the over-head transmission lines is entrusted to a chief lineman living in North Tonawanda. His force consists of two patrolmen and an emergency lineman stationed at the main power house at night, and a night emergency lineman living at La Salle, about five miles from the power house. The lines are inspected daily by the two patrolmen, each taking half of the line, while the emergency man at Tonawanda remains on duty at the Tonawanda station. In case of trouble on the line at night, two men start from Tonawanda,— one towards Buffalo, the other towards the power house. A man is sent from the terminal house at Buffalo to meet the man from Tonawanda, and the emergency lineman at La Salle follows the line until he meets the other man from Tonawanda. The lineman from the power house proceeds along the line to La Salle and reports from there. In this way the entire line can be covered in a very short time. Reports from the men are received by means of telephones located in patrol boxes at various points along the line. An emergency wagon, with a complete equipment of all the appliances and material required for every kinds of line repair, is stationed at Niagara Falls, in a stable whose proprietor is under contract to have the wagon horsed and delivered at the power house, ready for a quick trip to any part of the line, at any hour of the night or day, within fifteen minutes after receipt of notice. Another wagon, similarly equipped, is stationed at Tonawanda under the same arrangement. The night emergency lineman at the power house has been ordered out for the purpose for which he was appointed only once in more than two years of service, and in order to keep him occupied he is made responsible for the cleanliness of the step-up transformer plant and the cable subways in the power house. The emergency lineman at La Salle has also had a sinecure so far as night work is concerned, but is employed by day as one of the electric fitters. The maintenance of a line of this character demands constant watchfulness, and the sometimes dangerous work of remedying defects requires intelligence, nerve, and good judgment." Infested region "A record of more than thirteen consecutive months without interruption of service due to line troubles, in a region infested with mischievous, kite-flying, stone-throwing boys, and hunters, to whom an insulator is shining mark, is the best evidence of the care and vigilance with which the work has been performed." SEE ALSO More Tonawanda results from this collection
Map (Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase).jpg
Rivera Theatre, ad (NTPD Souvenir program, 1928).jpeg
North Tonawanda Police Department Complaint book (1905-1912).jpg
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 Rand of Goundry Street. Wheel Recovered. 12/1/1906: Wm Rhodehouse's pool room 72 Webster Street was entered and $22.00 in money taken from a small box money was in bills Ones and Twos. Thief got in the rear end of the basement through a window went up the stairs and forced door leading into pool room. [Ed.: Prosper Brewing at this address in 2025] 3/8/1907 Safe blown at John Schmidt's at 1091 Oliver Street. Following property taken: Two fifty dollar bills, one twenty bill and one five dollar bill. Two plain gold rings. Letter J.S. & A.S. inside of earrings. One small gold ring with small red stone in centre. Small pearls round the outside. One pair of gold plated earrings. One gold plated breast pin. One silver watch, Elgin movement, key wind. Two Columbian half dollars. One fifty dollar note payable to John Linton signed by John Beahm and Minnie Beahm. Bound copy of Niagara Falls Gazette bearing date of March 7th 1907. Also quantity of soap. Small safe totally wrecked.
De Kleist band organ, booklet type, photo (c.1900).jpg
The Gingerbread Pizza Factory, article (Buffalo Courier-Express, 1974-02-17).png
Victim still incoherent, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-10-07).jpg
Victim of beating still unconscious, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-09-29).jpg
Unpaid gas bill mystifies NT man, article (Tonawanda News, 1979-12-10).jpg
Toy troupe entertains area service troups, article (Tonawanda News, 1953).jpg
Town resident buys mansion, article (1978-03-07).jpg
Thunderstorms pelt area, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-09-26).jpg
Spruce Kannibal Kapers, article (1967-11-28).jpg
Police waiting to talk to victim, article (Tonawanda News,1977-10-03).jpg
Police stand guard in Aurigema's room, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-09-27).jpg
Jay Aurigema wins Tonawanda Olympic Club talent show, article (Ton News, 1957-11-25).jpg
Harassment charge, article (Tonawanda News, 1981-11-04).jpg
DeGraff mansion to be sold at auction, article (Tonawanda News, 1978-03-04).jpg
Crowd watches historic mansion in NT burn, photos (Tonawanda News, 1977-07-29).jpg
County named in foreclosure, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-10-22).jpg
County eyes Aurigema mansion, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-10-15).jpg
Cornerstone of Old Live Hose Co, Thompson Street, Village Hall, opened, photo (Ton News 1957-08-21) copy.jpg
Choir skit, photo (Tonawanda News, 1972).jpg
Beating victim is released, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-11-15).jpg
Avoiding Summons said to be costly, article (1977-11).pdf
Aurigema leaves hospital in robe, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-10-29).jpg
Aurigema condition serious, article (Tonawanda News, 1977-09-26).jpg
Ascension chorus to provide musical revue, photo article (1970-05-14).jpg
Arson, 275 Oliver, Police Beat item (Tonawanda News, 1982-07-07).jpg
271 Oliver, Aurigema parentla home maybe, photo (Google Maps).jpg
1,000 American flags will burn flag day, article (Tonawanda News, 1958-06-11).jpg
History of the North Tonawanda Police Department (Westphal, Butler, Belbas, ed. by Chief Glass, 2022).pdf
Hydrant Hose Company, Sweeney and Main, photo (c1910).jpg
Identified as "Columbia Hook & Ladder" when collected, though from location and banner looks like Hydrant Hose to me.
Columbia Hook & Ladder, booklet (1986).jpg
NaT mascot, Bicentennial Celebration, photos and illustration (1976).jpg
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.
Hungarian group, funeral, Wittkowsky photo (HST, c.1913).jpg
Hungarian group, Emily Borko far left, Wittkowsky photo (HST, c.1913).jpg
The Tonawandas, excerpt (History of the Niagara Frontier, Wilner, pp. 777-8, 1931).pdf
The Niagara Hermit, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Visit, excerpt (History of the Niagara Frontier, Wilner, pp. 337-8, 1931).pdf
Early Tonawanda, excerpt (History of the Niagara Frontier, Wilner, pp. 337-8, 1931).pdf
Myths and Travel Tales, Niagara illustrations, excerpt (Chapter XII - History of the Niagara Frontier, Wilner, pp. 533-547, 1931).pdf
(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
Buffalo Bolt Co. Annual Picnic, Ukranian Hall Grounds, photo (HST, 1943).jpg
America on Ice - North Tonawanda Bicentennial, booklet (1976).pdf
Eugene de Kleist Articles, Documents and Photographs.pdf
DeGraff Mansion interior and exterior during rehabilitation, photo set (2023-09-25, Dennis Reed Jr).jpg
Pettit Creek culvert into Niagara River, Wheatfield Street, North Tonawanda, photo (2018-04-21).jpg
DeGraff Mansion on the auction block, article (Tonawanda News, 1972-11-24).jpg
DeGraff Mansion auction canceled, article (Tonawanda News, 1972-12-18).jpg
Charges dismissed in Aurigema case, article (1972-12-11).jpg