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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…
Francis J. Oliver (1777 - 1858)
(AI summary from sources below)Early Life and Education Born: October 10, 1777, in Boston. Education: Graduated from Harvard College in 1795 at…
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…
Laying the ghost, article and transcription (Niagara Gazette, 1920-04-07).jpg
W. N. Y. News
Laying the Ghost.
Tonawanda, April 7. – Anthony Ross was brought into the police court yesterday to show cause why he should not…
Buffalo Express pictorial, 1891, article and partial transcription.pdf
### Summary of Topics in the Document
1. **Tonawanda Island Lumber District**:
- Described as a premier location for lumber storage and…
Invitation to Hunt a Ghost, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-04-14).jpg
**INVITATION TO HUNT A GHOST**
**August Kumm Urges People to Visit Alleged Haunted House.**
**KEY AT POLICE STATION**
Bed Set up in Dwelling…
Ghostbreaker is eager to tackle Tonawandas' jobs, article and transcription (Buffalo Express, 1920-04-12).jpg
**GHOSTBREAKER IS EAGER TO TACKLE TONAWANDAS' JOBS**
No amateur, he explains to the police—Boasts Buffalo as his home.
**LANDLORD IS…
Ghost hunting is all the rage, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-04-12).jpg
**GHOST HUNTING IS ALL THE RAGE**
**Cold Not Spirits Drive Buffalo Trio Out of "Haunted House."**
**VIGIL ON A TOMBSTONE**
Vessel Pilot Lays…
Graveyards are giving up their dead, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-12).jpg
**GRAVEYARDS ARE GIVING UP DEAD**
Ghosts Seen Last Night in Tonawanda and North Tonawanda.
**IS RESURRECTION ON?**
Unmistakable Apparitions…
Prominent men went gunning for those ghosts, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-16).jpg
**Prominent Men Went Gunning For Those Ghosts**
Never again will any resident of the Tonawandas believe ghost stories. They are all cured after…
Ghost caught, learn identity, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-14 201206).jpg
**GHOST CAUGHT, LEARN IDENTITY**
**Spirit of Tonawanda Going to Join That of North Tonawanda.**
**BOTH VANISH FOREVER**
Words of Advice on…
Ghost, angel advertise city, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-04-09).jpg
**GHOST, ANGEL ADVERTISE CITY**
**Tonawandas Are Receiving Much Notoriety from Weird Stories.**
**ARE STILL UNCAPTURED**
Special Writer Sent…
Seven-foot ghost is too speedy for crowd of pursuers, article and transcription (Buffalo Express, 1920-06-12).jpg
**Seven-foot ghost is too speedy for crowd of pursuers**
Makes for wood when chased in North Tonawanda—Thought to be a woman.
Special to The…
See an angel near cemetery, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-03-20).jpg
**SEE AN ANGEL NEAR CEMETERY**
**Form of Woman with Long Hair and Flowing White Garments.**
**DRIFTED ACROSS STREET**
Local Restaurant…
Haunted house of Tonawanda creation of distorted mind, article and transcription (Niagara Gazette, 1920-04-12).jpg
**HAUNTED HOUSE OF TONAWANDA CREATION OF DISTORTED MIND**
So Say Mr. and Mrs. Kumm of This City, Owners of Building Around Which Is Woven Ghostly…
Ghost causes flight of six, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-04-06).jpg
**GHOST CAUSES FLIGHT OF SIX**
**Desert Dwelling After Spiritual Being Makes Second Appearance.**
**APPEARANCE OF WOMAN**
Arrival on Both…
Another ghost is seen here, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-11).jpg
**ANOTHER GHOST IS SEEN HERE**
Vanishes in Air When Surrounded and About to Be Captured.
**ALSO APPEARS AT WINDOW**
Entire Community in…
"Angel" makes another visit, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-03-24).jpg
**"ANGEL" MAKES ANOTHER VISIT**
**Elmlawn Cemetery Section is Getting to be Spooky Place.**
**NOW APPEARS IN STREET**
Motorman of Kenmore…
Tonawanda's ghost, article and transcription, (Utica Globe, 1920-04-10?).jpg
**TONAWANDA'S GHOST**
**Several Persons Have Seen It and It is the Cause of Much Excitement—One Man Offers to Give Away His House.**
By R. S.…
Ghost reports in Tonawandas as propaganda, transcribed article (Buffalo Express, 1920-06-15).jpg
**Ghost reports in Tonawandas as propaganda**
**They accept resignations, but the men are still on the job.**
*Special to The Buffalo…
John Mundie shot himself, transcribed article (Tonawanda News, 1916-04-04).jpg
**JOHN MUNDIE SHOT HIMSELF**
Untimely Death Comes as Shock to Host of Friends.
ACTIVE IN MANY WAYS
Member of Leading Clubs, Lodges, First M.…
Long, Benjamin (1787-1859).per
Born and married in Pennsylvania, Benjamin Long and Mary (Hershey) Long come to Western New York in 1828, to settle on property Mary's father had left…
Ancestry and descendants of Henry Perkins Smith and Christiana (Long) Smith (excerpts).jpg
From this long and detailed family history, we excerpt the following fascinating accounts:
(pp 166-189) Early life of (Pennsylvania Dutch)…
Downtown Tonawandas, aerial photo (c.1930).jpg
Photo mural from inside of former First Trust, First Niagara bank in Tonawanda
Canal boats not in commission, cabinet card (1897-05-15).jpg
Tonawanda Island White mansion visible?
DeGraff Memorial Hospital, transcribed article and photos (1865-1965 Centennial).jpg
IN 1964 DeGraff Memorial Hospital completed its Fiftieth Anniversary Year. Perhaps its most significant year since the hospital was founded…
John, Hannah Johnson and others (Unites Stes Census, 1850).jpg
480 "Value of Real Estate owned"; the other tick is for "Persons over 29 years of age who cannot read or write."
"United States Census, 1850,"…
