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

Issues of the Niagara-Orleans District News, a publication of the Masonic Bodies of the Niagara-Orleans district.

Box contains photo negatives and glass plate dry plates negatives. Images include family photos, the burning of the Second Clifton House in 1932 and other fires. Also present are images of people at the falls and cafes, railroad, deer hunting and hunting lodges / gun clubs, bridges and views of the falls, winter scenes the stone building on Goat Island with people, Fort Niagara, and a portrait.

Photographs and newspaper clippings regarding the Great Gorge Route Railroad including the fire on the rail cars in 1938

Photographs showing the Great Gorge Route Railroad, the Gorge Road, the Gorge Route Trolly, Niagara River, and lower Bridges, and the Gorge Route trolley cars. Several photographic prints are from a publication titled "The Niagara Gorge Belt Line"

Photographs showing the open cars used for the Great Gorge Route RR trips for tourists. Several parts of the route are also shown in the images.

Photographs showing workers and leaders of the Niagara Falls Power Company including the First output of the Canadian Power Plant, and other events.

Photographs, writings, and newspaper clippings describing and showing Halloween holiday events and activities.

Community groups other than the Chamber of Commerce such as fraternal organizations, groups, clubs, etc.

Tags: writers groups, Shakespeare, Kiwanis, fraternal organizations, Mothers Clubs, Rotary, Stamp Club, Masons, Association of Professional Women Writers (APWW), YWCA, cookbooks, Study Club, Odd Fellows, etc.

Photographs of hospitals including exteriors, construction, interiors, facilities and equipment, nuns, and patients. Buildings include the Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, the Mt. St. Mary's Hospital, poison control center at the Memorial Medical Center, the Memorial Hospital Nurse's Home, and the Mount St. Mary's Nurse's Residence. Also present are text descriptions and news clippings. Several prints show reproduction images from the "Illustrated Niagara" booklet

Photographs and reproductions of drawings showing the hotel. Also present is a list of "Principal Hotels" from a book