Niagara Falls Region (N.Y. and Ont.) -- History -- 20th century

Photographs of houses on third street in Niagara Falls

Photographs of the James F Trott House on Main St. and Chilton Ave. Individuals in the photograph are identified

Photographs including matted prints showing the Colt House on Whirlpool St.

Photographs showing the Whitney Mansion which was originally built between 1937 and the 1840s and by the Whitney family. It was later occupied by the Carborundum Company president and owned by the University Club of Niagara Falls in the 1960s. Photographic formats include prints, cars, cartes de visite

Photographs and documents describing images of public housing. Also present are newspaper clippings

Photographs and newspaper clippings showing Ice Bridges and people walking on the frozen Niagara River. Some photographs are reproductions of newspaper articles, also present are newspaper clippings. A number of images related to the ice bridge tragedy of 1912.

Photographs and documents describing the Ice Bridge break in 1912 that killed two people. Present in the folder is descriptive correspondence from a donor. One photo shows a child on the ice bridge on the same day as the tragedy, other photographs show prints of the ice bridge made from lantern slides. Consider removing the donor correspondence information.

Photographs showing and text describing various ice jams. Photographs show the frozen river, damage caused by ice jams including the Niagara Falls Power Plant damage in 1938. Formats includes various photo prints

Photographs showing ice jams on the upper Niagara River. Photographs include efforts to break up ice jams near the Niagara Power Project. Also present are newspaper clippings and photo descriptions.

Photographs show ice jams, blasting to remove ice, the Mouth of Lake Ontario, and other Ice Jam related issues and destruction of boats, docks, and other buildings. Present are various photographic materials, text descriptions, and news clippings