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Bidwell & Banta: Pioneer Great Lakes Shipbuilders

One hundred and fifty years ago Buffalo's Bidwell & Banta shipyard built some of the largest and most luxurious wooden side-wheel steamboats in the world. These "Palace Steamers" rivaled the best of the ocean-going steamers of the Atlantic coast and were part of the romance of Buffalo's role as the gateway to the west.
Old Photo Album: Pan-Am Hotels and Lodgings

Photographic review of the extant buildings that offered lodgings during the Pan-American Exposition.
The Pan-American Exposition in 3D

An innovative presentation of views of the Exposition that come alive with depth perception. You are there!
Historian's Notebook: Looking Backward 2001-1901

John Conlin looks back at the predictions made for the area at the 1901 Pan-Am Exposition in Buffalo.
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North Park Theatre

Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this photography book showing the end result of the restoration of the Art Nouveau murals in the North Park Theatre.
The Ice Must Flow

Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this unique collection of the most intense & beautiful winter icescapes-captured during the incredible winter months of 2019.
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