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A curious set of postcards of the Tonawandas (with three Tonawanda scenes mislabeled as North Tonawanda). Public Market, North Tonawanda…

Tied up for winter, canal boats on the Erie Canal, Goose Island, photo (Historical Society of the Tonawandas, c. 1895).jpg

Goose Island and wintering fleet of grain canal boats, photo (Historical Society of the Tonawandas, Archive P-6648, YYYY).jpg

ON BACK: CANAL BOATS ON THE ERIE CANAL, TONAWANDA NEW YORK - c. 1895 The photographer is looking east from the Bouck Street canal bridge toward the…

Mechanical Man, Perew (left), photo (HST p-7658, c1922).jpg

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

Sad Reversal of Fortunes, Hezekiah Moses (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

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(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

Frontier Beer, label (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

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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)

White Star Hotel, seen from Tonawanda Power Co construction (HST, Archive P-2471, 1928-08-02) .jpg

From the collection of the Historical Society of the Tonawandas

Niagara Hudson News - Tonawanda, feature article (1947-05).jpg

Niagara Hudson News - Tonawanda, article (1947-05).jpeg

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

Sheriff Tyler warns Tonawanda officialsd to purge Goose Island at once or county will take hand, article (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

Tonawanda Island settled in 1819, Mile Reserve lots, Daniel Webster - article and transcription (Clarence O. Lewis, Niagara Gazette, 1965-03-17).jpg

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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

History of Tonawanda Island - Douglas P. Taylor.docx

(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

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

Tonawanda Island description, N. P. Willis (Ephemera, Complete Works of N. P. Willis).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)

Under martial law - The state of affairs in the Tonawandas, article with photos (Buffalo Morning Express, 1893-06-25).pdf

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, 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 - White mansion torn down, article (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 Street, article (Jane R. Penvose, 1 of 2, Tonawanda News, v1982-05-28).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

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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

Tonawanda, excerpt (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…