Bridges-- Honeymoon Bridge (Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Niagara Falls, Ont.)

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Materials related to the collapse of the Falls View Bridge, also known as the Honeymoon Bridge, in 1938.

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Photographs of the Upper Steel Arch Bridge, including its collapse

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Photographs of bridges over the Niagara River, including the Honeymoon Bridge collapse

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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.

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Copies of an undated report by the Power City Yorkers, a club at Niagara Falls High School, titled "The Falls View Bridge. The report tells the history of the Falls View Bridge, also known as the Honeymoon Bridge.

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Photograph of the Honeymoon bridge with the view of the Falls.

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Envelope containing photographs from the collection of Dr. George L. Barton, headmaster of DeVeaux School from 1935-1942. Included are photos of students, staff, faculty, the grounds, railroads, Niagara Falls City Market, images of a trip to Garden City (Long Island), Suspension Bridge, the city of Niagara Falls, collapse of Honeymoon Bridge, Lewiston, a letter from 1838, Youngstown, Thorold (Ont.), and Muskoka Lakes.

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Register from The Inn owned by the Hotchkisses, then the Abbotts (1915-1917), Chamber of Commerce event booklet (2001), event brochures, video reels from the Honeymoon Bridge collapse, postcards featuring works by artist Joseph Jacobs, and a photo album of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's 1939 visit to Niagara Falls, Ont and the United States

Content Description (1) Small banner for Old Fort Niagara (1) Newspaper: "Rainbow Bridge Edition" (2) Newspapers: "NF 100th Anniversary" (1) Newspaper, "Niagara Power for Progress", 1961 (1) "The American Falls: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" booklet (1) WJJL Radio Station Ruler- rusted (1) Early Recollections of Buffalo by Julia F. Snow (1) Postcard- Buffalo to Rochester (1) Shredded Wheat Advertisement (1) Lewiston police pamphlet, " This is for you", copyright 1950 (1) "History of the Niagara Frontier" by JB...

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VHS tapes and a DVD of special events (building openings, anniversaries), the honeymoon bridge collapse, and important visitors to Niagara Falls (Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton).