Buffalo Memories: The Early Years and the 1960s

Locomotives leaving New York Central Engine House Yard on Bailey Avenue in 1949. Buffalo History Museum

Niagara Square World War I Armistice Day celebration in 1918 with people spelling out “Victory.” Buffalo History Museum

Shipping channel, creek and elevators near the foot of Main Street, circa 1910. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection, LC-DIG-det-4a06148

Lafayette Square, circa 1904. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection, LC-DIG-det-4a12150

The passenger ship North Land of the Northern Steamship Company is docked at the foot of Main Street, circa 1905. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection, LC-DIG-det-4a08414

Construction of the administration building of the Buffalo Municipal Airport in 1940. The American Airlines plane “Flagship” is in the foreground. Buffalo History Museum

Adam, Meldrum & Anderson delivery trucks, Pearl Street near Court Street, circa 1930s. Buffalo History Museum

Crowds, including military personnel, college graduates, Red Cross volunteers, Catholics, Christians and others, gather for a prayer for peace and the conversion of Russia in May 1962. The service was a reply to the militarism on parade throughout the communist world. Buffalo News archives

The Golden Spike Limited in Buffalo’s Penn Central Station, May 1969. The train was on its way west for the 100th anniversary of the completion of the nation’s first transcontinental rail link in Utah, May 10, 1869. Buffalo News archives

Robert Rosenbourgh directs a group of singers at the Fight for Freedom Fund Rally of the NAACP, Niagara Square, August 1963. Buffalo News archives

Republic Steel’s newly opened $13 million bar mill on South Park Avenue, Feb. 26, 1969. The bar mill squeezes steel billets into shapes required by such customers as the automobile industry. Automobile manufacturers used bar steel for connecting rods, driveshafts, gears and steering apparatuses. Buffalo News archives

People line up at Mohican Market at 2643 Main St. to get their ration of butter in June 1946. Buffalo News archives

During World War II, the Curtiss-Wright plant in Buffalo was one of the nation’s biggest suppliers of P-40 fighter planes. Buffalo News archives

President Truman taking an early morning stroll on Delaware Avenue in March 1962. Buffalo News Archives

An aerial view of downtown Buffalo in 1957. Buffalo News archives

A crowd at City Hall welcomes President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. He served as president after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. In 1964, he won the election and served for another four years. Daisy Estelle Anderson and her daughter are part of the crowd. Daisy Estelle Anderson

Clutch Artists get-together at Eastern Hills Mall to celebrate the start of show car season, March 12, 1963. In front, from left: John Watson, Jim Ball, Mike Mercurio, Skip Kazmark, Greg Watson. Standing: Jack Huffman, Jerry Renner, Marty Brennan, Corky Thill, Dan Cutini, Don Moreno, Gary Hopps, Dick Kwandras, Reed Johnson, Paul Kaufman, Dick Wroblewski, Dave Crook, Dan Naples. Clutch Artists

A 1963 view of Buffalo at night, taken from the observation deck of City Hall. Buffalo News Archives

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Name: Buffalo Memories: The Early Years and the 1960s
Brand: The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)
SKU: 9781597257923
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The early years and the 1960s

The Buffalo News is proud to present the newest volume in the widely popular “Memories” series: “Buffalo Memories IV: The Early Years and the 1960s.” This collector’s book features photo memories of Buffalo during the iconic 1960s, with a reprisal of the early years through 1959. We are excited to feature images from the archives of The Buffalo News, The Buffalo History Museum, and The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. And, our Memories books would not be complete without photos from you, our readers, who are a key ingredient to helping bring this heirloom-quality coffee-table book to the community and capture the rich heritage of Buffalo.

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Title: Buffalo Memories: The Early Years and the 1960s
Hardcover, limited edition
ISBN: 9781597257923
160 pages
Size: 11.25" x 8.75" x 0.5"
Published by Pediment Publishing
Printed in North America
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Specifications

Title: Buffalo Memories: The Early Years and the 1960s
Hardcover, limited edition
ISBN: 9781597257923
160 pages
Size: 11.25" x 8.75" x 0.5"
Published by Pediment Publishing
Printed in North America
Out of stock

Presented bY

About the book

Take a trip down memory lane with this Buffalo pictorial history book

The early years and the 1960s

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