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Hydroelectric power plants -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 213 Collections and/or Records:

Hydraulic Power Company, 1915

 Box — Box U-12: Series Subgroup 1 [Barcode: SC2182]
Identifier: Subgroup 1
Scope and Contents

Annual report for Hydraulic Power Company

Dates: 1915
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / NFPC-000-000-009, Power Companies, Niagara Falls, United States and Canada / Niagara Falls Hydroelectric Power and Manufacturing Company, later Hydraulic Power Company

Hydroelectric Power: NF Power Co. , 1890-1954

 Box — Box 172: Series Subgroup 6 [Barcode: SC0156]
Identifier: Box 1
Scope and Contents

Information about power generation and power companies along the Niagara River.

From the Cataract Construction Co. and the Niagara Falls Power Co. Contains: bound circulars, brochures, a picture album, original papers about power development, original stock certificates, Egbert papers, and legal items.

Dates: 1890-1954
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / NFPC-000-000-009, Power Companies, Niagara Falls, United States and Canada / Cataract Construction Co. and Niagara Falls Power Company

Imminent Danger to Niagara Falls, 1906

 File — Box 146: [Barcode: SC0160]
Identifier: File 11
Scope and Contents

Newspaper article highlighting concerned that power generation at Niagara Falls might deplete the falls themselves

Flier about how power development is a danger to the beauty of Niagara Falls.

Dates: 1906
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / NFPC-000-000-009, Power Companies, Niagara Falls, United States and Canada / Land rights and power generation

Industries - Gen'l , 1897, 1986

 File
Scope and Contents From the Drawer:

Directories and company profiles related to Niagara Falls industries and manufacturing firms. Includes histories, technical bulletins, product catalogs, annual reports, company newsletters and employee recruiting and promotional materials.

Dates: 1897, 1986
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / IND-000-000-001, Industries of Niagara Falls / Industries: General A-M

Information Re: 2 tug boats -owned by Niagara Mohawk and their sale, 1954

 File
Identifier: Box 2
Scope and Contents

Details on the status of two tugboats owned by Niagara Mohawks and efforts to sell them

Dates: 1954
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / NFPC-000-000-009, Power Companies, Niagara Falls, United States and Canada / Cataract Construction Co. and Niagara Falls Power Company / Power - NF Power Co. Niagara Mohawk and Niagara Gorge RR Co

John D. Parkes Cassiers, 1895

 File
Identifier: Box 4
Scope and Contents

Bound Volume of Cassier's magazine with articles detailing power generation efforts at Niagara Falls

Dates: 1895
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / NFPC-000-000-009, Power Companies, Niagara Falls, United States and Canada / Cataract Construction Co. and Niagara Falls Power Company / NF Power Companies (Primarily NF Power Co. but other booklets, magazines, etc.)

Land rights and power generation, 1896-1937

 Box — Box 146: [Barcode: SC0160]
Scope and Contents

Articles, correspondence, laws, and legal cases relating to land rights and power generation in the Niagara Falls area

Dates: 1896-1937
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / NFPC-000-000-009, Power Companies, Niagara Falls, United States and Canada

Latham and Gage Papers Hydraulic Canal, 1853-1854

 File
Identifier: Subgroup 8
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and reports related to building the canal

Dates: 1853-1854
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / NFPC-000-000-009, Power Companies, Niagara Falls, United States and Canada / Hydraulic Canal Papers / Hydraulic Canal Papers

Ledger book, Power Co., 1921-1925

 Item
Identifier: Item 7
Scope and Contents

Names and addresses of clients, accounts (paid or not) and some notes about meters.



Dates: 1921-1925
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / NFPC-000-000-009, Power Companies, Niagara Falls, United States and Canada / Power

Leslies Popular Monthly, 1894

 File — Drawer Drawer 14: Series Series 6 [Barcode: SC0896]
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Issue of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly featuring the story "Niagara in Harness" about the hydroelectric power

Dates: 1894
Found in: Niagara Falls Public Library Local History / NFHS-000-000-023, Niagara Falls Historical Society Collection / Photographs / 19th Century magazine prints - in folders by magazine title

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