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Mechanical Man, Perew (left), photo (HST p-7658, c1922).jpg
Truck motto reads, "J. A. Dischinger & Son, Tonawanda, N.Y." Joseph Albert Dischinger in 1912 is an agent for Overland Automobile Agency, 67 Young…
Sad Reversal of Fortunes, Hezekiah Mosby (Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, Christian Secretary, 1839-05-17).pdf
The article tells the story of Hezekiah Mosby, a Virginia plantation owner who freed his enslaved people, sold his plantation, and used the proceeds…
Tonawanda Village and Town History, transcription (from History of Erie County, Chapter XL, pp 412-426, c1883).pdf
(Illustrations: Urial Driggs and John Simpson) CHAPTER XL HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF TONAWANDA History of the Town of Tonawanda First…
Frontier Beer, label collection (1941).jpg
Includes Gold Label Beer, Dan Wertheimer's Old Stock Beer, Bison Pilsener Beer, Malz Brau and Old German labels.
Gazetteer and business directory of Niagara County for 1869 (Wheatfield excerpts) (1869).doc
From a collection accessed through FamilySearch.org. Includes a great ad for Tonawanda's "Vincent & McDougall, Receivers and Forwarders of Lumber,…
White Star Hotel, seen from Tonawanda Power Co construction (HST, Archive P-2471, 1928-08-02)
From the collection of the Historical Society of the Tonawandas
Niagara Hudson News - Tonawanda, feature article (1947-05).jpg
Power company magazine features Tonawanda's (electricity-boosted) industrial reinvention and wartime conversion, with photos of Richardson boat…
Sheriff Tyler warns Tonawanda officials to purge Goose Island at once or county will take hand, article and photos, transcribed (Buffalo Courier, 1925-06-11).pdf
Features photos of "disroderly" houses, and an aged Philip Perew.
AI Transcription:
**General view of Goose Island, Tonawanda.**
Sheriff…
Tonawanda Island settled in 1819, Mile Reserve lots, Daniel Webster - article and transcription (Clarence O. Lewis, Niagara Gazette, 1965-03-17).jpg
AI Transcription:
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**Niagara County History:**
**Tonawanda Island Settled in 1819**
**- IN THIS COLUMN last week we started a series of…
History of Tonawanda Island - Douglas P. Taylor.doc
(Radio Show Script Third Draft) BY DOUGLAS P. TAYLOR The Beginnings: Tonawanda Island is an 85-acre island located in the East Branch of the…
Buffalo Bolt and environs, aerial photo (From War Effort magazine, c.1945).jpg
Also shows East Ave, Buffalo Pumps, a few gardens, Oliver Street, Oliver Street Hotel. In the distance: Tonawanda Iron Works and slips that are now…
Tonawanda Island description, N. P. Willis (Ephemera, Complete Works of N. P. Willis, c. 1850), transcription.jpg
Apropos—I observe a spot advertised for sale that I have always looked upon as the most beautiful and aristocratic property in this country—an island…
Under martial law - The state of affairs in the Tonawandas, article with photos, transcription (Buffalo Morning Express, 1893-06-25)
The dispute between unionizing lumber shovers and lumber men has boiled over. Peacekeepers are billeted at the former Stephen White mansion on…
Tonawanda Island, Its Origins and Early Occupants, article and transcription (Buffalo Courier, 1887-10-09).jpg
TONAWANDA ISLAND.
Its Origin and Early Occupants, Both Red and White.
The Famous Murder of One of Its Owners. His Successor's Elegant Mansion,…
No longer roam house - White mansion torn down, article, transcription (Tonawanda News, 1907-04-08).jpg
NO LONGER ROAM HOUSE
Ghosts of the Haunted White Mansion Are Now Without a Home.
BUILDING IS TORN DOWN
Historic Landmark Where Daniel Webster…
Vandervoorts of Sweeney Street, three articles by Jane R. Penvose, transcriptions (Tonawanda News, 1982-05-28).jpg
Vandervoorts of Sweeney StreetMiss Sarah Vandervoort, age 75, was more than annoyed that September of 1882. A half-sunken canal boat lay in Tonawanda…
White, Stephen J. (?-?).per
Stephen J. White seems to have some suspicion around him regarding the salacious murder of his slave-trading uncle, Captain Joseph White (others…
Tonawanda, transcription (pp8-9, Burke's Illustrated Guide to Niagara Falls, 1855).jpg
A sufficiently waggish description of the young village of some 2,000 souls, with mention of Cleveland financiers but not the 1830s…
Mansion house and Indian Mound on Tonawanda Island, map detail (1837).jpg
Stephen White's Beechwater.
Burke's Illustrated Guide to Niagara Falls, book (1855).jpg
Wry sketches of locales on the tourist's path through the forests of Buffalo-Niagara.
Buffalo Sled Company correspondence on axle replacement for Auto Wheel Coaster (1920).jpg
In response to Frank B. Diehl's complaint about a flawed axle for a Number 33 Auto Wheel Coaster, the Buffalo Sled Company sent a replacement axle and…
Oliver, Francis J. (1777 - 1858).per
(AI summary from sources below)Early Life and Education Born: October 10, 1777, in Boston. Education: Graduated from Harvard College in 1795 at…
Chart of Tonawanda Harbor, with villages of Tonawanda and Whitehaven (1837).jpg
Grimard (near Pettit Creek): Gustavus Grimard of Niagara County owns land in Michigan according to this 1837 U.S.General Land Office…
Whiskey still boils over and firemen are summoned, Ironton, article (Tonawanda News, 1921-09-09).jpg
Former Hungarian Church, 1st and Oliver, photos (Dennis Reed Jr, 2008).jpg
Some night photos of the 1910 former church.
A History of the Riviera Theatre (by Bob Sieben) (c.1989)
A history prepared by Bob Sieben
Billed as the "Showplace of the Tonawandas", the Riviera Theatre was built during the year 1926, by the Yellen…
Leading business men of twin cities urge voters to ratify consolidation, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-14).jpeg
### LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF TWIN CITIES URGE VOTERS TO RATIFY CONSOLIDATION
**Henry B. Koenig, Hardware Merchant, and Henry P. Smith, Banker, Take…
