Fire Departments

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Photocopied newspaper clippings related to history of Niagara Fall's Fire department

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Newspaper clippings related to fires, firefighter parades, and firefighters conventions including Rapids Hose Company, Cataract Engine and Hose Company and Flagler Hook & Ladder Company

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Photographs of Niagara Area traffic accidents from 1986. Also included are photocopies of a truck snowstorm traffic pileup.

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Photographs of airplane crashes in the Niagara area

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Assorted newspaper clippings related to the Niagara Falls Fire Department. Mostly Buffalo News and Niagara Falls Gazette. Some related fliers, press releases, and photos. Includes oversized materials.

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Exempt Firemen's Association booklets regarding death benefits, constitutions, and by-laws for meetings.

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Correspondence and contractual agreements related to Exempt Firemen's Association and Cataract Engine and Hose Company including letters thanking the Fire department, giving payment, and discussing employment. Includes correspondence with railroad companies.

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Folder contains photographs and facsimiles of drawings and cartoons. Images include local individuals, a member of the board of fire commissioners, the winner of 'Miss Niagara," and portraits of individuals by the falls.

11 photos (some with dates) and 2 photocopied illustrations (Just for Fun). Mostly early 20th c. Names include: Creagh, Cushing, Cunningham, Cooke, Cuzenski, Croft, Crispell (1947 Miss Niagara), Criele (Board of Fire Commissioners), Crick,

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Niagara Falls photographs (HAI 2020)

Scope and Contents 10x12 matted prints of photographs by Orrin E. Dunlap of scenes around Niagara Falls. Included are images of the suspension bridge, the construction of Honeymoon Bridge, the Gorge Railroad construction and operation, the Niagara Falls Newspaper (possibly Niagara Gazette) printing room, the Cataract Hose Company Fire Engine, Norton Emery Wheel Co., the Niagara Reservation (primarily in winter), Ontario Power Company Dam Construction, and various local figures. Also included is a print of a...