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Goat Island -- Niagara Falls, N.Y.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:

#2

 Box — Box FC-3: Series 2 [Barcode: SC2069]
Identifier: 2
Scope and Contents

Glass plate negatives and glass slides of scenes of Niagara, including the falls, Goat Island, and winter scenes

Dates: 1800-90s

Abbott, F, 1998

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

The Hermit of Niagara by Orrin E. Dunlap transcribed in April and May 1998 by Daniel M. Dumych, a biography of Francis Abbott

Dates: 1998

Architectural Plans, Maps and Other Documents, 1900-1969

 Table — Table SC0859: [Barcode: SC0859]
Scope and Contents Acquisition Agreement for Upper Niagara River Map and Carborundum Calendars, Carborundum Calendars, Print of a painting of Niagara Falls (Earl Gross), Photographic prints of Niagara Falls area, U.S. Lake Survey Map of Upper Niagara River, Map to Accompany Olmstead of the Riverfront, Architectural Drawing of Bridge to Green Island, Architectural drawing of bridge facing, Riverway Parkway Field Extension Architectural Plans, Architectural Drawings for Public Buildings on Goat Island, Repair...
Dates: 1900-1969

Assorted Ephemera to be filed, 1916-1941, undated

 File
Scope and Contents

Poems and sonnets about Niagara Falls as well as tourist information related to Niagara Falls State Park. Includes correspondence from Shredded Wheat about taxes.

Dates: 1916-1941, undated

Barges, 1984 - 1987

 File
Scope and Contents

Photographs of a barge stuck above the upper rapids at Goat Island

Dates: 1984 - 1987

BI(?) -1 - McP 19; Brooks, bulk: circa 1854-1865

 Box — Box GSV Box II: [Barcode: SC1866]
Scope and Contents

Box containing glass stereoviews showing images of topics such as Niagara Falls, People visiting the Falls, Ice Bridge, Table rock, Luna Island, rapids, Horseshoe Island, American Falls, Lundy's Lane Battleground, Graveyard of the Slain, and Niagara scenery. Stereoviews created by publishers Brooks, Barker, Evans, Langeheim and McPherson.

Dates: Majority of material found in circa 1854-1865

Bridges, 1860-1930

 File
Scope and Contents

Sleeved negatives of local bridges, including Suspension Bridge, the old bridge to Sister Island, Roebling Bridge, Goat Island bridge, a bridge with the Maid of the Mist passing beneath, and more. One negative unsleeved.

Dates: 1860-1930

Bridges - Goat Island, 1901 - 1920

 File
Scope and Contents

Photographs, newspaper clippings, and prints of different versions of the Goat Island Bridge through the years including construction shots.

Dates: 1901 - 1920

Bridges - Terrapin Point

 File
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the bridge to Terrapin Point in the winter

Dates: 1838 - 2008