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Tonawanda and North Tonawanda, Sanborn Insurance map collection, color (LOC, 1893).jpg

Tonawanda and North Tonawanda, Sanborn Insurance map collection, color (LOC, 1886).jpg

Gillie Riding Academy, photo ad (Street Railway Journal, 1902 PD).png

Buffalo Bolt Company, illustration (A Graphic Story 1920).jpg

Buffalo Bolt Co., map (1908).jpg

Buffalo Bolt Company, logo (Dennis Reed Jr, 2017).jpg

Buffalo Bolt Campus, photo gallery (2017).gal

Photos by Dennis Reed Jr

A Graphic Story of the Buffalo Bolt Plant, photo book (1920).jpg

Buffalo Bolt, logotype, 100th anniversary matchbook (1955).jpg

Artizan name panel, Holyoke, logotype, Doug via Dan Wilke.jpg

Their Plant Seized - Gillie, Goddard and Co., on Fillmore, article (Tonawanda News, 1896-09-30).jpg

Gillie Place, map detail (1908).jpg

They Will Rebuild - Gillie, Goddard and Co., will not quit business, article (Buffalo Courier, 1896-06-07).jpg

Gillie, Tonawanda Engineering, Hackett, ad (Tonawanda News, 1976).jpg

Hustling, Gillie, Goddard and Drurys Big Machine Shop, article (Tonawanda News, 1896-10-15).jpg

Gillie Machine Company Drain - northeast corner of Payne and Thompson (2009).jpg

Gillie, Goddard and Co - Steam Riding Gallery ad, detail 1 (Tonawanda News, 1894).jpg

Gillie, Goddard and Co - Steam Riding Gallery ad, detail (Tonawanda News, 1894).jpg

A Disastrous Blaze, Gillie, Goddard destroyed, article (Tonawanda News, 1896-06-06).jpg

Fires at Tonawanda, Gillie, Goddard, Schwinger destroyed, article (Buffalo Courier, 1892-09-05).jpg

Big Fire at Tonawanda, Gillie Goddard destroyed, article (Democrat and Chronicle, 1896-06-06).jpg

Gillie, Goddard and Company (Sanborn Insurance Map, 1893).jpg

Gillie Place was west of Oliver Street, just a little north of where 14th Ave would later intersect with Oliver.

Helwigs, Fischers and Fairchild pharmacy boxes (1929-1963).jpg

Helfs Treasure Chest, logotype, illustrated ad (Tonawanda News, 1971-08-04).jpg

Helfs, logotype, ad (1967-05-17).jpg

North Tonwanda Barrel Organ Factory employees, photo (c.1895).jpg

Swing bridge to Tonawanda Island, photo (c.1930).jpg

North Tonawanda Barrel Organ Factory, photo (1893).jpg

Avondale Theatre, logotype, ad (Tonawanda News, 1922).jpg

New Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra at Avondale Theatre, ad (Tonawanda News, 1922-02-26).jpg

Mark Strand Theatre, ad, logotype (Buffalo Courier, 1922-11-12).jpg

Probably not NT, there were at least two Strands in Buffalo per Cinema Treasures.

Hope-Jones plant move decided, article (Elmira Telegram, 1910-05-08).jpg

Hope-Jones employee wants money, article (Elmira Telegram, 1910-06-19).jpg

Unit Orchestra, Hope Jones Organ Dept, Wurlitzer, ad (NY Dramatic Mirror, 1910-12-14).jpg

Hope-Jones case up Monday, prosecution hard at work, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1908-05-09).jpg

Elmira can retain Hope-Jones if citizens give company support it deserves, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1909-02-20).jpg

Who mutilated public record, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1911-03-25).jpg

Mark Twain talks organ, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1907-04-03).jpg

To appoint receiver soon for local organ company, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1910-03-30).jpg

Dispose of organ plant, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1910-05-07).jpg

Robert Hope-Jones takes life by gas, article (Buffalo News, 1914-09-14).jpg

New enterprise, Hope-Jones, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1907-01-27).jpg

Big organ to be built here to be wonderful instrument, Ocean Grove, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1908-01-20)

To make Hope-Jones organs in new plant in Tonawanda, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1910-04-26).jpg

English organ builder here, article (New York Sun, 1903-05-28).jpg

Hope-Jones leaving Miller Street home for Niagara Falls, notice (Tonawanda News, c1913 633).jpg

Thompson Ice Cream, illustrated ad (Tonawanda News, c1913)

Hope-Jones Conviction not to be had, article (Elmira Telegram, 1911-03-26).jpg

Organ builder to move here, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1907-01-18).jpg

One-man orchestras maybe, article (The Sun, 1911-08-16).jpg

The organ builder, anniversary of Ocean Grove, article (Troy Times, 1914-10-16).jpg

Fine cathedral organ, article (Auburn Telegraph and others, 1906-03-15).txt

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Charge made against man of fine talent, article (Elmira Telegram, 1908-04-26).jpg

Hope-Jones, noted organ expert, dead, article (New York Post, 1914-09-19).jpg

The Hope-Jones Organ Company, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1908-04-05).jpg

Rochester still chases a rainbow, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1909-03-10).jpg

Hope-Jones in limelight, Delivers one-man orchestra article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1912-07-15).jpg

Robert Hope-Jones ends his life by taking gas, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1914-09-14).jpg

Hope-Jones Organ Company, group photo (PSTOS-Pipeline-2012-10-4).jpg

Elmira, NY

Hope-Jones ranked high by musical authorities, article (Elmira Star-Gazette, 1914-09-25).jpg

Wurlitzer in NT, illustrated article, AD Palmer (Tonawanda News, 1975, 4853).jpg

Local industry to employ small army of workmen, article (Tonawanda News, 1910-07-29).jpg

Wurlitzer Company Building Big Organ, article (Tonawanda News, 1915-04-08).jpg

Chocolate Company to Stay Here, Frontier, article (Tonawanda News, 1915-04-08).jpg

Inadequate, Martinsville trolley waiting room too small for Wurlitzer, article (Tonawanda News, 1910-09-07).jpg

Robert Hope-Jones mentioned.

Removing business to North Tonawanda, Robert Hope-Jones, 269 Sommer, article (Tonawanda News, 1910-06-01)

Ralph Tussing, article by Matthew Caulfield (Carousel Organ, 2007-07).pdf

Military Band Organs, catalog, Niagara Musical Instrument Mfg Co.pdf

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433032949152

Wurlitzer employee badge of Rudolph Arbeiter (Jennifer Lake Carre).jpg

Wurlitzer employee badge of Jerold Neff (Carl Neff).jpg

Wurlitzer employee badge of Bonnie Jean Smith-Grunzweig (Lily Rowe).jpg

Wurlitzer employee badge of 16 year-old mother (Suzanne DelGatto Coran).jpg

Wurlitzer employee badge 2 of Bonnie Jean Smith-Grunzweig (Lily Rowe).jpg

American District Steam Heating Plant, postcard (1926).jpg

Auto Wheel Tiny Tot, photo set.jpg

Auto Wheel Spring Seat, photo set.jpg

Auto Wheel Coaster Wagon, Buffalo Sled Co., illustrated ad.jpg

Auto Wheel Co., wood shop, photo (NTHM, 1929-10).jpg

Auto Wheel Co., interior, photo (NTHM, 1917).jpg

Auto Wheel Co., employees, photo (NTHM, 1917).jpg

Auto Wheel, photo of company mark.jpg

1900 deK, Annual Report on Factory Inspection, Volume 14 (New York State, Bureau of Factory Inspection).jpg

1899 deK, Annual Report on Factory Inspection, NO MENTION.jpg

1898 deK, Annual Report on Factory Inspection, Volume 12 (New York State, Bureau of Factory Inspection).jpg

1896 deK, Annual Report on Factory Inspection, Volume 10 (New York State, Bureau of Factory Inspection).jpg

Richard H. Martin, Columbia Hook & Ladder No. 1, Firemen's Day Parade, photo (1920-06-20).jpg

Richard H. Martin at Pine Woods Elementary, photo (c1908).jpg

Pine Woods School Kindergarten, class photo - Miss Thelma Will (1959-60).jpg

Pine Woods School, photo (1965 North Tonawanda Centennial Magazine).jpg

Glenn C. Martin, Pine Woods School Kindergarten class photo (1934-35).jpg

Ellen Martin, Pine Woods School, Kindergarten Diploma (1959-1960).jpg

Ellen Marin (nee Hermann)emailed this and other Martin family material. Lived at 408 Schenck.

Pettit Creek on map (1838).jpg

Warm water from Durez in Pettit flume melts surface snow, article (Tonawanda News, 1949-11-25).jpg

Teamwork in the crisis, exploding cellars from gas in Pettit flume, article (Tonawanda News, 1949-11-28).jpg

Pettit Creek to be covered soon, article (Tonawanda News, 1925-02-24).jpg

Pettit Creek culvert money better spent elsewhere, Geo H Miliman, (Ton. News, 1925-05-28).jpg

Pettit Creek culvert asked, article (Tonawanda News, c1925).jpg

Pettit Creek, now a covered storm drain, in green on map (2013).jpg

Pettit Creek (State Ditch), map (1908).jpg

NT mayor seeks aid to attend meetings on flume, Durez, article (Ton News, 1986-10-28).jpg