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Old Photo Album: The Allegany School of Natural History

By David Neth - April 18, 2016

The Allegany School of Natural History was an interesting partnership between the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences and Allegany State Park. Here we share some images from these early 1920s camps.

The full content is available in the Spring 2016 Issue.

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