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Ohio Street Lift Bridge - 1963

The Ohio Street Lift Bridge in 1963, raised to permit The Harvester lake freighter to pass.

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Down the Buffalo River--1924

Aerial view of grain elevators along the Buffalo River, 1924
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The City Ship Canal and General Mills

By the mid-1800s, shipping businesses were looking for additional access points to the Buffalo Harbor. Once completed, the City Ship Canal was immediately successful. 
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Buffalo Harbor - Foot of Main Street, 1890s

At the turn of the 20th century, the foot of Main Street in Buffalo saw numerous ships travel through the harbor.
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Waterfront 'Idlers' - 1901

The "idlers" in the foreground are holding down part of the Atlantic Wharf on the north side of the Buffalo River between the Evans Slip and the Commercial Slip.
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