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Buffalo Collection

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Buffalo city map 1893

Buffalo city map 1893
Johnsonas Universal Cyclopedia - Charles Kendall - New York 1893

Background imageBuffalo Collection: African buffalo lithograph 1884

African buffalo lithograph 1884
The Royal Natural History by Richard Lydekker

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Portrait of Buffalo Bill Cody

Portrait of Buffalo Bill Cody
William Frederick Cody (1846-1917), known as Buffalo Bill, gained his original fame as a U.S. Army scout and Indian fighter

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Indians Scrape Buffalo Hide;Leathermakin

Indians Scrape Buffalo Hide;Leathermakin
(Original Caption) Indians scraping Buffalo hide in process of making leather. Photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Indians; Meat Drying, Teepees In Backgro

Indians; Meat Drying, Teepees In Backgro
(Original Caption) 1870-Fort Dodge, KS: Buffalo meat drying in front of the teepees of an Arapaho camp. Photo by William S. Soule, 1870

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Democratic State Convention Candidates

Democratic State Convention Candidates
(Original Caption) With arms raised skyward, in a sign of unity (left) Senator Robert Kennedy; Vice President Hubert Humphrey (center) and Democratic N.Y

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Native American Hunting Buffalo with Bow and Arrow

Native American Hunting Buffalo with Bow and Arrow
Native American on horseback, hunting buffalo with bow and arrow. Colored engraving after a drawing by Darley

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Indian Holding Up Buffalo Head; Engravin

Indian Holding Up Buffalo Head; Engravin
(Original Caption) Indian conjuring back the buffalo. Engraving after a painting by Frederick Remington

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Indian On Horse Shooting Buffalo;Bow/Arr

Indian On Horse Shooting Buffalo;Bow/Arr
(Original Caption) Indian hunting buffalo with bow and arrow. Copper engraving after Daley

Background imageBuffalo Collection: I Am Coming Buffalo Bill Poster

I Am Coming Buffalo Bill Poster
A 1900 poster advertising Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

Background imageBuffalo Collection: The Buffalo Thresher And Cleaner

The Buffalo Thresher And Cleaner
(Original Caption) Picture shows the Buffalo Thresher and Cleaner. Undated engraving

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Triumphal Bridge Illuminated

Triumphal Bridge Illuminated
(Original Caption) Buffalo Pan American Exposition, 1901. The Triumphal Bridge during night illumination

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Horticulture Building and Temple of Music

Horticulture Building and Temple of Music
(Original Caption) Buffalo Pan American Exposition, 1901. Horticulture Building and Temple of Music. It was in this latter building that McKinley was assassinated

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Triumphal Bridge and Court of Fountains

Triumphal Bridge and Court of Fountains
(Original Caption) Triumphal bridge and Court of Fountains, Pan_American Exposition, at Buffalo

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Pan American Exposition

Pan American Exposition
(Original Caption) 486 South from Electric Tower

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Pan American Exhibition

Pan American Exhibition
(Original Caption) Pan American Exhibition, Buffalo, 1901. View of the government building and pool. Photograph

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Two Hunters With Their Prey

Two Hunters With Their Prey
(Original Caption) Buffalo Hunt. Two hunters with their prey. Photograph taken on the plain in 1903

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Garment Worker In Buffalo Ny

Garment Worker In Buffalo Ny
(Original Caption) Buffalo, NY: Garment Manufacture before mechanization. The cutting room floor. Club Clothes. 1920's

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Aerial View of Buffalo

Aerial View of Buffalo
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Police Escort for Streetcar

Police Escort for Streetcar
(Original Caption) July 22, 1922. Scene in Buffalo During Car Strike

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Strikers Parading in Buffalo

Strikers Parading in Buffalo
(Original Caption) July 22, 1922. Scene in Buffalo During Car Strike

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Obstruction of Street Car During Strike

Obstruction of Street Car During Strike
(Original Caption) July 22, 1922. Scene in Buffalo During Car Strike

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Portrait of World's Greatest Swimmers

Portrait of World's Greatest Swimmers
(Original Caption) 2/14/1923-Buffalo, NY- Here's a group of world champion swimmers. Young American men and women whose records have been the topic of much conversation in sports circles

Background imageBuffalo Collection: W.A. Eckert Breaking Ground

W.A. Eckert Breaking Ground
(Original Caption) Breaking Ground for Bridge. Buffalo: Photo shows W.A. Eckert, Chairman of the committee on the four and a half million dollar peace bridge between Buffalo N.T

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Women Standing in a Large Loaf of Bread

Women Standing in a Large Loaf of Bread
(Original Caption) The fame of Kansas wheat is being spread in unique fashion in Buffalo, N.Y. during the convention of the American Bakers Association there

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Spiritualist Floy Cottrell with Trunk of Murder Victim

Spiritualist Floy Cottrell with Trunk of Murder Victim
(Original Caption) Buffalo, New York: Most adept in receiving the messages of "Split Foot" is Floy Cottrell, attendant at the Fox cottage

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Exterior of Lily Dale Spiritualists Meeting Place

Exterior of Lily Dale Spiritualists Meeting Place
(Original Caption) Buffalo, New York: Within the grounds of Fox Cottage, known as "the birthday place of modern spiritualism, " moved to the grounds from Hydesdale, New York in 1916

Background imageBuffalo Collection: William Donovan with Wife Ruth

William Donovan with Wife Ruth
William J. Donovan, who is leading in the race for nomination as the Republican candidate for Governor of New York, is shown with his wife, Ruth, at their Buffalo, New York, residence

Background imageBuffalo Collection: William Donovan with Wife Ruth

William Donovan with Wife Ruth
William J. Donovan, who is leading in the race for nomination as the Republican candidate for Governor of New York, is shown with his wife, Ruth, at their Buffalo, New York, residence

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Portrait of William J. Donovan

Portrait of William J. Donovan
(Original Caption) May Get Republican Nomination for Governor. Col. William J

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Portrait of William J. Donovan

Portrait of William J. Donovan
(Original Caption) May Get Republican Nomination for Governor. Col. William J

Background imageBuffalo Collection: William Donovan Seated at Desk

William Donovan Seated at Desk
(Original Caption) May Be Republican Candidate for Governor. Co. William J

Background imageBuffalo Collection: William Donovan Raising Pointed Finger

William Donovan Raising Pointed Finger
(Original Caption) Ready for Opening State Republican Convention. Col. William J

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Broadway Auditorium

Broadway Auditorium
(Original Caption) N.Y. State Republican Convention Held in Buffalo. An exterior view of Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, N.Y. held to select candidates for the coming election of state officers

Background imageBuffalo Collection: William Donovan Reading Book

William Donovan Reading Book
(Original Caption) May Be Republican Nominee for Governor. Co. William J

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Interior of Republican Convention Hall

Interior of Republican Convention Hall
(Original Caption) View of Republican Convention Hall at Buffalo, New York

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Franklin Roosevelt, James Roosevelt and Others

Franklin Roosevelt, James Roosevelt and Others
(Original Caption) Roosevelt Arrives in Buffalo. Accompanied by his son, James, (right), Governor Franklin D

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Scientist Researching Cancer Cells

Scientist Researching Cancer Cells
Scientist Mrs. Neubecker prepares slides of cancer cells for study under a microscope at the Gratwick Laboratory of the State Institute for the Study of Malignant Diseases in 1936

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Woman Making Airplane Engine Parts

Woman Making Airplane Engine Parts
(Original Caption) Buffalo, New York-Woman employee shown making parts for an airplane engine on a horizontal milling machine in a Curtiss-Wright plant. Ca. 1939-1948

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Colonel William J. Donovan

Colonel William J. Donovan
(Original Caption) Back From Secret United States Mission in England. New York: Colonel William J

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Iroquois Protesting Being Finger Printed

Iroquois Protesting Being Finger Printed
(Original Caption) 12/28/1940-Buffalo

Background imageBuffalo Collection: United States and Great Britain Combat Planes Side by Side

United States and Great Britain Combat Planes Side by Side
(Original Caption) Fast, hard-hitting Curtiss Hawk P-40 pursuits of the latest type for the U.S

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Wartime Effort Students and Teachers in Classroom

Wartime Effort Students and Teachers in Classroom
(Original Caption

Background imageBuffalo Collection: View of Army Air Force Planes

View of Army Air Force Planes
(Original Caption) Winging their way through the clouds are the two newest Army Air Forces fighter planes. The P-59A Airacomet (foreground) is the first jet-propelled plane to be produced in the US

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Executives at the Buffalo Ford Plant

Executives at the Buffalo Ford Plant
(Original Caption) 7/3/1945-Buffalo, NY- Ford Motor Company executives of the Buffalo plant inspect one of the first trucks for civilian use to be completed there. Left to right): E.C

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Strikers Gathering Outside Steel Plant

Strikers Gathering Outside Steel Plant
(Original Caption) Pickets gather outside the Bethlehem Steel Company's Lackawanna plant as strike got underway. Violence was feared by officials

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Man Serving Soup to Cold Strikers

Man Serving Soup to Cold Strikers
(Original Caption) Pickets in front of Gate 3, Bethlehem Steel Company's Lackawanna plant, are treated to some steaming soup and sandwiches by Joseph Finkelstein, restaurant proprietor

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Hopi Man Performing Buffalo Dance

Hopi Man Performing Buffalo Dance
(Original Caption) 7/14/1946 - Hopi Indian doing buffalo dance, up on one foot carrying a symbolic lightning bolt

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Helicopter Spraying Food Crops

Helicopter Spraying Food Crops
(Original Caption) Buffalo, New York: Helicopter "Flying Windmill" Used To Dust Crops. Crop pests will fight a losing battle against this new Bell Aircraft agricultural helicopter

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Helicopter Spraying Poison

Helicopter Spraying Poison
(Original Caption) Combating Polio from the Air. Buffalo, N.Y.: A bell aircraft helicopter hovers over the buffalo dumps on Fuhrmann Boulevard and sprays the area with D.D.T

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Nurse Demonstrates Artificial Kidney

Nurse Demonstrates Artificial Kidney
(Original Caption) 7/23/1948-Buffalo, NY- Nurse Phyllis M. Dion demonstrates the "artificial kidney" developed by Dr. George E

Background imageBuffalo Collection: William McKinley with John Wilburn

William McKinley with John Wilburn
(Original Caption) 10/1901-Buffalo, NY-This is the last picture made of President William McKinley, victim of an assassin's bullet while attending the Buffalo Expedition in September, 1901

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Ronald Reagan Holding up Four Fingers

Ronald Reagan Holding up Four Fingers
(Original Caption) Buffalo, N.Y.: President Ronald Reagan signals four fingers to the crowd Wednesday which gathered at Santa Maria Towers in Buffalo in response to their chant of 4 more years

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Football Action with Jets and Buffalo Bills

Football Action with Jets and Buffalo Bills
(Original Caption) Buffalo, New York: Ken O'Brien, quarterback for the N. Y. Jets, scrambles while looking for a receiver down field against the Buffalo Bills

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Clint Malarchuk with Neck Injury

Clint Malarchuk with Neck Injury
Buffalo Sabres Goal tender Clint Malarchuk (R) grasps his throat after suffering a serious neck laceration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: New York City Train Stopping In Buffalo

New York City Train Stopping In Buffalo
1934-Buffalo, NY-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Rail transportation and carloadings have followed the general trend and have shown great increase over those of a year ago

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Shooting Buffalo on the Kansas-Pacific Railroad

Shooting Buffalo on the Kansas-Pacific Railroad
(Original Caption) Picture shows the far West. Shooting buffalo on the line of the Kansas-Pacific Railroad

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Native Americans Chasing Buffalo

Native Americans Chasing Buffalo
(Original Caption) Illustration of Native Americans of the Prairie chasing buffalo across the plaines on horseback. Undated illustration. BPA 2# 2475

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Shooting Buffalo On Line Of Railroad

Shooting Buffalo On Line Of Railroad
(Original Caption) The Far West: Shooting buffalo on the line of the Kansas - Pacific Railroad. Woodcut by Berghaus, 1871. BPA2# 3987

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Hand-Colored Engraving of Plains Indians Hunting Buffalo

Hand-Colored Engraving of Plains Indians Hunting Buffalo
Plains Indians hunting buffalo. French colored engraving. Undated image

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Buffalo Hunters Cooking Over Fire;Range

Buffalo Hunters Cooking Over Fire;Range
(Original Caption) The Buffalo hunter's chow

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Wagon Trail Avoiding Buffalo Stampede

Wagon Trail Avoiding Buffalo Stampede
(Original Caption) "Flankers keeping the Buffalo from stampeding the train and column. Montana territory- General Mile's military expedition against the Sioux." From sketches by Holtes

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Assassination of President McKinley (Wash Drawing) by T. Dart Walker

Assassination of President McKinley (Wash Drawing) by T. Dart Walker
Painting depicting the assassination of President William McKinley on October 29th, 1901. Undated illustration

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Native Am Signals Buffalo Approach

Native Am Signals Buffalo Approach
(Original Caption) Undated illustration signed "Gary" depicting a romanticized "Indian" signaling the village below that the "Buffalo are coming." BPA2# 4505

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Rocky Graziano Backs Henry Brim Into Ropes

Rocky Graziano Backs Henry Brim Into Ropes
(Original Caption) 5/18/1950-Buffalo, NY- Henry Brimm (R), Buffalo middleweight, folds up as he backs away from a two-fisted attack by Rocky Graziano, former champion

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Daisy Hilton and Groom During Wedding Ceremonies

Daisy Hilton and Groom During Wedding Ceremonies
(Original Caption) Siamese Twin Sister Weds. Buffalo: Daisy Hilton, 33-year-old Siamese twin, stands arm-in-arm with her bride-groom, Harold Estep, 25, of Elmira, N.Y

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Austin Gonsoulin Being Tackled While Intercepting Pass

Austin Gonsoulin Being Tackled While Intercepting Pass
(Original Caption) Halfback Austin Gonsoulin of the Denver Broncos is tackled by end Monte Crockett of the Buffalo Bill's as he intercepted a pass in the end zone

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Young Schoolboys Receiving Inoculation from Doctor

Young Schoolboys Receiving Inoculation from Doctor
(Original Caption) Buffalo, New York: Russel field (picture at left), shown as he takes part in tests of a new Measles vaccine

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Robert Kennedy Presenting an Award to Marv Luster

Robert Kennedy Presenting an Award to Marv Luster
(Original Caption) U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy presents the Robert F. Kennedy Most Valuable Player Award to Marv Luster of the West team after the All American Bowl game

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Annette Funicello with Dwain Hickman

Annette Funicello with Dwain Hickman
(Original Caption) Annette Funicello (left) and Dwain Hickman received the gold eagle of the cross award from Mrs

Background imageBuffalo Collection: John Kennedy Shaking Hands with a Nun

John Kennedy Shaking Hands with a Nun
(Original Caption) Greets Chief Executive. Buffalo, N.Y.: President Kennedy (right) leans behind a parade official to shake hands with a nun, as his motorcade headed for the downtown area of Buffalo

Background imageBuffalo Collection: President Lyndon Johnson Applauding Robert Kennedy

President Lyndon Johnson Applauding Robert Kennedy
President Lyndon Johnson applauds Senatorial candidate, Robert F

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Football Players Tackling Cookie Gilchrist

Football Players Tackling Cookie Gilchrist
Denver Broncos running back Cookie Gilchrist (2) is stopped after a short gain by Buffalo Bills defensive backs Butch Byrd (42) and linebacker John Tracey (51) in the third quarter

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Frank O'Connor Raising His Arms

Frank O'Connor Raising His Arms
(Original Caption) Frank O'Connor (C) was nominated to carry the Democratic standard against New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller in the November gubernatorial elections

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Kansas City Chiefs Soaking Coach After Win

Kansas City Chiefs Soaking Coach After Win
Players for the Kansas City Chiefs soak their coach Hank Stram with champagne after their team wins the AFL championship in 1967 in the locker room

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Police Arresting Rioting Youth

Police Arresting Rioting Youth
(Original Caption) 6/28/1967-Buffalo, NY- A Buffalo youth is led away after being arrested by police during the second night of violence in this city

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Ernie Wright Practicing with a Harness

Ernie Wright Practicing with a Harness
(Original Caption) Buffalo, NY: Ernie Wright (75), San Diego's offensive left-tackle

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Art Powell Catching Football

Art Powell Catching Football
(Original Caption) Buffalo, New York: Art Powell (4), Bill's split-end, reaches high in a vain attempt to catch a pass from QB Jack Kemp, 10/15

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Jesse Lemisch Seated with Household Items

Jesse Lemisch Seated with Household Items
(Original Caption) 11/21/1967-Buffalo, NY- Commercialism, along with patriotism, reared its ugly head in the bicentennial year

Background imageBuffalo Collection: George Wallace and Helene LeMay at Airport

George Wallace and Helene LeMay at Airport
(Original Caption) 10/4/1968-Buffalo, NY- George Wallace and Mrs. Curtis LeMay at Buffalo Airport, 10/4. Wallace and Gen

Background imageBuffalo Collection: George C. Wallace and Curtis E. Lemay Standing with Wife

George C. Wallace and Curtis E. Lemay Standing with Wife
(Original Caption) American Independent party Presidential candidate George C. Wallace is seen here with his Vice Presidential candidate General Curtis LeMay, at a fund raising dinner

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Curtis E. Lemay Sitting by Curtain

Curtis E. Lemay Sitting by Curtain
(Original Caption) General Curtis E. LeMay, Vice Presidential candidate of the American Independent Party, listens as George Wallace defends the General's views at a fund raising dinner

Background imageBuffalo Collection: Large Crowd Yelling and Showing Posters

Large Crowd Yelling and Showing Posters
(Original Caption) Demonstrators jeer third party presidential candidate George C. Wallace at a rally in Buffalo's War Memorial Auditorium. A crowd of 10, 000 attended the rally

Background imageBuffalo Collection: O.J. Simpson Tackled by Houston's

O.J. Simpson Tackled by Houston's
(Original Caption) Houston defenders, W.K. Hi



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