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Era of national speculation laid heavy hand on Tonawandas, article (George W. Millener, Tonawanda News, 1941-10-30.jpg
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Mechanical Man, Perew (left), photo (HST p-7658, c1922).jpg
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Truck motto reads, "J. A. Dischinger & Son, Tonawanda, N.Y." Joseph Albert Dischinger in 1912 is an agent for Overland Automobile Agency, 67 Young…
Tonawanda Island for a fishing and sporting club, article (On Dits in Sporting Circles, 1844-04-13).jpg
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Tonawanda Island former picnic resort, article, Clarence O. Lewis (Niagara Falls Gazette, 1965-03-24.jpg
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Sad Reversal of Fortunes, Hezekiah Mosby (Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, Christian Secretary, 1839-05-17).pdf
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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
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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)
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From the collection of the Historical Society of the Tonawandas
Niagara Hudson News - Tonawanda, feature article (1947-05).jpg
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Power company magazine features Tonawanda's (electricity-boosted) industrial reinvention and wartime conversion, with photos of Richardson boat…
First North Tonawanda settler arrived in 1809, article (Niagara Falls Gazette, Clarence O. Lewis, 1965-03-10).pdf
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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
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Features photos of "disroderly" houses, and an aged Philip Perew.
AI Transcription:
**General view of Goose Island, Tonawanda.**
Sheriff…
Beechwater, "The Haunted Camp," with 65th regiment, photo article detail (Buffalo Morning Express, 1893-06-25).jpg
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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
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(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
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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…
North Tonawanda, description (Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York, 1892 (pp.108-110).jpg
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Tonawanda Island description, N. P. Willis (Ephemera, Complete Works of N. P. Willis, c. 1850), transcription.jpg
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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…
Wurlitzer salespeople, Watch Wurlitzer extend its leadership, photo (Salt Lake City Tribune, 1946-01-07).jpg
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Tonawanda, transcription (pp8-9, Burke's Illustrated Guide to Niagara Falls, 1855).jpg
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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
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Stephen White's Beechwater.
Burke's Illustrated Guide to Niagara Falls, book (1855).jpg
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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
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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…
More houses in the manufacturing district, Ironton Land Co., article (Buffalo Courier, 1895-06-12).jpg
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Oliver, Francis J. (1777 - 1858).per
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(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
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Grimard (near Pettit Creek): Gustavus Grimard of Niagara County owns land in Michigan according to this 1837 U.S.General Land Office…
Going to Ironton, 18 acres of Carr farm purchased by Plumb, Burdick and Barnard nut and bolt works, article (Buffalo Courier, 1891-08-08).jpg
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Dom Polski-sponsored tax gathering to be interpreted in Polish, article (Tonawanda News, 1935-05-31).jpg
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Whiskey still boils over and firemen are summoned, Ironton, article (Tonawanda News, 1921-09-09).jpg
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Former Hungarian Church, 1st and Oliver, photos (Dennis Reed Jr, 2008).jpg
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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
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### LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF TWIN CITIES URGE VOTERS TO RATIFY CONSOLIDATION
**Henry B. Koenig, Hardware Merchant, and Henry P. Smith, Banker, Take…