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Middle Falls, Letchworth State Park, N.Y.
Focal point of Glen Iris area features Erie Canal viaduct in background. Photograph is notable for the Middle Falls Overlook, visible at the right side of falls, indicating a date prior to 1915.<br />
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Genesee Gorge Series: No. 11
Upper Falls, Letchworth State Park, N.Y.
Hand-colored postcard depicts the Upper Falls of Genese River near Portage. Usually shown with the Erie Railroad bridge, this view focuses upon the falls themselves, looking downstream.<br />
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Genesee Gorge Series: No. 22
Upper Falls and Portage (Erie R.R.) Bridge, Letchworth State Park, N.Y.
Hand-colored postcard shows the iconic iron viaduct built in 1875 after a fire destroyed the original wooden bridge earlier that year.<br />
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Genesee Gorge Series: No. 23
Wally's Cabins, East Avon NY
East Avon gasoline station with modest cabins for travelers was located on the Avon-Lima Road beginning in the early 1930s. Later it was expanded and renamed Wally's Inn, then eventually Foster's Inn after its new owner John Foster. It was a popular…
Ball & Donahue, General Store
Number 24 on the Burleigh map of Caledonia, this enterprise was run by George T. Ball and J.D. Donahue--the latter of whom continued the business as J.D. Donahue & Son.
Caledonia Opera House
Number 10 on the Burleigh map of Caledonia, the Perhamus Opera house was constructed in 1877 and for a time was a popular venue for local and traveling performances--here, an 1891 staging of Miles Medic's two-act comedy entitled "The Cool…
A.K. Fowler, Drugs & Medicines
Number 40 on the Burleigh map of Caledonia, drugstore relocated here in 1890 from Lima but shortly thereafter was destroyed in the Caledonia fire of 6 February 1891. The first image shows an advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, the sort of…
Cottage Hotel, C.D. McKay, Prop.
Number 13 on the Burleigh map, the Cottage Hotel was managed by the peripatetic Charles D. ("C.D.") McKay, who previously had run the Globe Hotel in Geneseo, then the Cascade House at Portage, NY, and later went on to manage the McKay House in Perry,…
McKay Bros' Grist Mill
Number 14 on the Burleigh map, mill site is one of the older landmarks in Caledonia. It was built in 1801 by Col. Charles Williamson, who was agent for Lord William Pultney concerning a massive tract of land--sold to Scottish immigrants on favorable…
F.W. Miller, Agricultural Implement Manufacturer
Number 18 on the Burleigh map, for a period this Caledonia firm was nationally known for its patented equipment--especially bean harvesters. Factory was founded by the McColl Brothers in 1868, until purchased in 1880 by Alexander and his son F[red]…