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Suspension Bridge (N.Y.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Marcus Adams Papers

 Collection — Box Z-5: [Barcode: SC2237]
Identifier: MAP-000-000-101
Scope and Contents

A hand-written diary, copied by Prof. Thomas B. Lovell (original diary lost) as well as 2 copies, some hand-written notes and a transcribed copy of a newspaper article. Adams was the founder of Adams Basin. Early accounts of Suspension Bridge, NY.

Dates: 1854-1858

B Adams, 1807 - 1954

 File — Drawer C-5-1: [Barcode: SC0993]
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of newspaper clippings and articles and church manuals mentioning Marcus Adams and the Suspension Bridge village

Dates: 1807 - 1954

Bridges, 1881-2003

 File — Case S-41: [Barcode: SC0292]
Scope and Contents

Materials related to bridges in the Niagara Falls region including Honeymoon Bridge, Upper Steel Arch Bridge, Rainbow Bridge, Peace Bridge, Suspension Bridge, Cantilever bridge, Grand Island bridge, Falls View, Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. Materials include articles, sketches, grand opening or dedication information and invitations, pamphlets, anniversary information, ice jam, disasters, and Niagara Falls Bridge Commission.

Dates: 1881-2003

Bridges - Lewiston-Queenston Suspension Bridge, 1855 - 1963

 File
Scope and Contents

Prints, photocopies of newspaper articles, and photographs of the suspension bridge from Lewiston to Queenston

Dates: 1855 - 1963

Bridges - Railway Suspension, 1848

 File
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the early engraving of the first whirlpool rapids bridge at Niagara Falls in 1848 shows the Niagara Frontier as a wilderness.

Dates: 1848

Bridges, Upper Suspension NG, circa 1880

 File — Drawer SC1038: [Barcode: SC1038]
Scope and Contents

Reprinted photographs of the upper suspension bridge before its collapse in 1889

Dates: circa 1880

Dunlap - Store, circa 1880

 File
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents

Blank receipts and advertising cards for M. Dunlap's grocery store in Suspension Bridge, N.Y.

Dates: circa 1880

Fire Dept - Item for Safe, 1866-1892

 File
Scope and Contents

Multiple certificates related to multiple Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge fire departments

Dates: 1866-1892

Glass Plate Negatives

 Series
Identifier: 2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Photographs include Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth, NFHS class photos, etc. Many different kinds and types of photographs/negatives within collection. Items contain a number of negatives, glass negatives, and photographs.

Dates: 1800-90s

Lantern Slides

 Series
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Photographs include Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth, NFHS class photos, etc. Many different kinds and types of photographs/negatives within collection. Items contain a number of negatives, glass negatives, and photographs.

Dates: 1800-90s