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Niagara Falls (N.Y.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 746 Collections and/or Records:

Mayors - City of Niagara Falls (1-22), circa 1898-1960

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Identifier: gphc.ma.186
Scope and Contents

Photographs showing mayors of Niagara Falls from the late 1800s and early 1900s. A number are identified including: Lackey, Laughlin, Draper, Mirrington, Butler, Draper, Prospect House, Mrs. E. Dent Lackey, Hastings, and Wienke. 1 of 2 files of photos of Mayors of Niagara Falls, NY. Including: Lackey, Laughlin, Draper, Mirrington, Butler, Draper (1939), Prospect House (11/2/1942), (4/25/1941), Mrs. E. Dent Lackey, Author C. Hastings (1898),and Wienke.

Dates: circa 1898-1960

Mayors - City of Niagara Falls (23-43), circa 1894-1960

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Identifier: gphc.ma.187
Scope and Contents

Photographs showing mayors of Niagara Falls from the late 1800s and early 1900s. A number are identified including: Dewey, Thompson, Butler, Joyce, Laughlen, Jenss, Lamb, Lupton, Wright, Mirrington, Phillips, Butler, Mirrington, and Wilson. Dewey, Thompson, Joyce, Butler, Laughlin, Jenss, Lamb (5/1947), Lupton (1948, Centennial, Suspension Bridge), Wright, Mirrington (1938), David Phillips (1894), Butler (1942), Co. Miguhells B. Butler, George W. Wright (NF's First Mayor).

Dates: circa 1894-1960

Men - Unknown (1-30), circa 1927-1987

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Identifier: gphc.me.190
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Photographs of men (unknown names, dates) ranging from mid-19th c. -20th c. One stamped 6/21/1927.

Dates: circa 1927-1987

Men- Unknown (31-60), circa 1880-1960

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Identifier: gphc.me.191
Scope and Contents

Photographs of unidentified men, some include city manager, Chairman Fireworks Committee Festival of Lights, a Carborundum employee, and others. 1 says "city manager, Chairman Fireworks Committee Festival of Lights, but no name), someone from Carborundum (return to T. B. Toot (?) at Carborundum), Bederkopp (?), 1930 portrait.

Dates: circa 1880-1960

Men- Unknown (61-90), circa 1883-1960

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Identifier: gphc.me.192
Scope and Contents

Photographs of unidentified men. B/W photos. 1 says "...member Democratic National Comittee" (Nussbaumer phtoographer), 1 says "Harts' Studio, NF, NY",

Dates: circa 1883-1960

Men - Unknown (91-104), circa 1860-1960

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Identifier: gphc.me.193
Scope and Contents

Photographs of unidentified men. Includes prints, matted photographs, cabinet cards, cartes de visite, and tintypes.

Dates: circa 1860-1960

Milky Caves - Cemeteries, 1950-1961

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Identifier: Subgroup 1

Mirrington Thesis: A History of the Classroom Buildings of the Public School System of Niagara Falls, N.Y. from 1805 to World War I, 1965

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Identifier: Box 1
Scope and Contents

Masters Thesis describing the historical school buildings in Niagara Falls, written by a former recreation supervisor for the city

Dates: 1965

Misc. Dunlap materials, 1870-1996, others undated

 Drawer — Drawer SC0317: Series Series 4 [Barcode: SC0317]
Identifier: Series 4
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, business cards, membership cards, yearbooks, and articles related to the lives of the Dunlap family and the history of Niagara Falls

Dates: 1870-1996, others undated

Miscellaneous, bulk: 1802-2004, undated

 File — Drawer SC0315: [Barcode: SC0315]
Identifier: Subgroup 1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, articles, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, and essays related to the history of the Niagara Falls region, the lives of the city historians, Edward T. Williams and daughter Marjorie Williams, as well as the institutional archives of the Local History collection at the Niagara Falls Public Library

Dates: Majority of material found within 1802-2004, undated