Niagara Falls (N.Y.) -- History

Photographs showing members of the Porter family and one illustration of a Porter. Two images have duplicates.

One photograph of President Truman during his visit to Niagara Falls

Drawer containing family genealogy files organized alphabetically by last name documenting families and local individuals living in and representing Niagara Falls, NY and Niagara County, NY, including photographs, newspaper clippings, diaries, legal documents, and correspondence. Drawer also contains documentation of prominent visitors and athletes in and from Niagara Falls, including photographs and newspaper clippings.

Photographs show men who worked at the Clam Chowder Club, members of a German Sunday Society, a Dancing Court Niagara Group, the Red Cross, and a sports team. Several photos are matted prints.

Two photographs showing Sara Sabrina Swain of Youngstown, whose family homestead was established in 1807 in Youngstown. A book was written based on the diaries and letters written by her husband who went to California during the gold rush. She died in 1912

Undated photograph of Raymond Theatt and facsimile of newspaper article about the deaths of Theatt and Wigle men who drowned in the lower Niagara River in 1933. Theatt was 16 in 1933 and the photograph shows a somewhat younger image of the boy. Also present is donor information and correspondence

Two photographs showing Dr. Frank Tone, president of the Carborundum Company in Niagara Falls, as he won the Perkin medal. Also present is text description.

Photographs showing members of the Tooker family posing in studio portraits

Photograph formats include cartes de visites, cabinet cards and matted prints. Images show James Trott and members of his family

Photographs showing groups and individual portraits of white individuals at university club events, gatherings, and possibly plays. Photographs show images of white individuals in costumes and in black-tie dinner attire, seven photos include instances of people wearing blackface. A number of photos are labeled 'opening country club.'