Aerial Photographs of Buffalo and WNY: 8226 Series
How to View the 8226 Series Images
8226 Series, Dates - 1927-1928 / Scale: ca.1:9,500
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See also: Aerial Photographs of Western New York (UB Digit) for Buffalo (City) aerials; includes 175 plates (including some of these linked images).
Images 100-199
- 100 Downtown Buffalo (east of Michigan Ave); Broadway-Clinton-Madison triangle, Jefferson (W)
- 101 Downtown Buffalo (east of City Hall)
- 102 Downtown Buffalo (City Hall detail); west to waterfront; Michigan Ave (E); Buffalo River (S); North St. (N)
- 104 Downtown Buffalo (west of City Hall)
- 110 Downtown Buffalo 141 Main Street, Delaware Avenue, and Masten district
- 142 Main Street, Delaware Avenue, west of Main
- 145 Peace Bridge area and Black Rock Channel (detail), Humboldt Park (Martin Luther King, Jr. Park), Masten area, west to Main Street.
- 154, 155, 156 Buffalo (NE of downtown) near Masten
- 182 Forest Lawn Cemetery & Main Street near Canisius College
- 183 Forest Lawn Cemetery
- 184 Forest Lawn Cemetery & Delaware Park
- 196 Forest Lawn Cemetery & Delaware Park
Images 200-299
- 206 Cheektowaga part of Mount Calvary Cemetery
- 220, 222 University District near UB South Campus. Part of South Campus (E portion of campus not available).
- 233, 234, 236 Niagara River: Riverside area; Strawberry Island (W), Riverside Park (N), just E of Military Road (E), Scajaquada Creek (S). Erie Canal runs along entire length of photo.
- 244 Transit and Wehrle Drive (244 map key)
- 245, 246, 247 (244-246, 409, 498 compilation map) Wehrle Drive, Spindrift, Transit (E), Ellicott Creek (S); connects to N with 406-407 Detail (300%) 245 showing Spindrift Drive & Court
- 249, 251, 253, 254 Main Street, E of UB South Campus-Williamsville. See corresponding aerial images 397-399; 400-401.
- 265 Buffalo/Kenmore Elmwood Avenue (W), mid-southern portion of Kenmore (N), Delaware Avenue (+2 blocks East) (E), Hertel Avenue
- 266 Buffalo/Kenmore Military Road (W), southern portion of Kenmore (N), Delaware Avenue (E), Hertel Avenue (S); Bell Aircraft Corp. facility. See also 385-387.
Images 300-399
- 329, 330, 331, 337, 339, 341 Cheektowaga (Buffalo Crushed Stone site).
- 363, 365, 366, 376, 377 Cheektowaga (Buffalo International Airport site) and surrounding area (Ellicott Creek, Williamsville).
- 385, 386, 387 Niagara River: Tonawanda/Riverside area; Niagara Street/River (W), Riverside Park at SW corner, Sheridan Drive (and S end of Mt. Olivet Cemetery) (N), Elmwood Avenue (E), Kenmore Avenue (S). Military Road runs N/S through center. See also 266.
- 397, 399 Main Street, E of UB South Campus-Williamsville. See corresponding aerial images 249-254; 400-401.
Images 400-499
- 400, 401 Main Street, E of UB South Campus-Williamsville. See corresponding images 249-254; 397-399.
- 406, 407 Main Street, Youngs Road, Buffalo Country Club, Sheridan Drive (N), Wehrle Drive (S); connects to S with 245-247; 406 scanned at 200% showing Buffalo Country Club.
- 451, 453, 454 Grand Island, S end; includes part of Beaver Island State Park; see also 1025.
- 476 Tonawanda west (Sheridan Drive & Military) section. See corresponding topo maps.
- 495, 496, 497, 498, 499. Transit Road area: Amherst (N)-Clarence. See compilation map: 495-503. (495 shows Buffalo Country Club--406 scanned at 200% showing Buffalo Country Club).
Images 500-599
- 500, 501, 502, 503. Transit Road area: Amherst (NE)-Clarence. See compilation map: 495-503. (500-501 shows Brookfield Country Club, see also: 8275-325).
- 507 N of Williamsville, E of Ellicott Creek (adjacent S of 572).
- 549 550 551 552 Tonawanda (W)-Grand Island (E) (east channel Niagara River; note the Erie Canal channel along E edge of the river).
- 572 N of Williamsville, E of Ellicott Creek (adjacent N of 507).
- 592, 593, 594, 595, 596 UB North Campus site Map key; Compilation Map.
Images 600-699
- 606 607 608 609 Tonawanda (NW)-Grand Island (E) (east channel Niagara River)
- 641 Tonawanda (City)-North Tonawanda, junction of Ellicott & Tonawanda Creeks, with Niagara River.
- 663 Transit Road, North Amherst, near Niagara County line. (shows Transit Valley Country Club).
- 667, 668, 669 Niagara Falls, Ont. (Township), W of Navy Island, just S of Chippewa; See Also: 746+.
- 679, 681 Grand Island (ENE) and Niagara River E Branch.
Images 700-799
- 723 Tonawanda at Ellicott Creek Island (on Tonawanda Creek; Town of Tonawanda/City of North Tonawanda).
- 735, 737 Grand Island (ENE) and Niagara River E Branch.
- 746, 747, 748 Navy Island (Ontario); Navy Island composite image (746 & 747 mosaic); and Niagara Falls, Ont. (Township), W of Navy Island; See Also: 667+.
Images 900-999
- 910, 911, 912 facsimile (note), 914, 915, 916, 917, 918 Niagara Falls-Wheatfield, along East Branch Niagara River, including Love Canal area (911-912).
- 920, 922, 924, 925, 927, 928, Niagara River, along Niagara Falls (city) to Niagara Falls (Ont.); includes falls and vicinity, Canadian and American sides.
- 929, 930, 931, 932, 933 Pendleton area along Tonawanda Creek (Transit Road & Millersport--New Road--Tonawanda Creek Road). See also 882-895; 929-933; 1004-1011
- 943, 945, 947, 949, 951, 952, 954 Niagara Falls (city), to river N of falls.
- 955, 958, 959, 960, 961 Niagara Falls, along river; Falls, NF Ontario, to Whirlpool Bridge (N), to East of rapids.
- 963, 965, 967, 969, 971, 973, 974, 976 Niagara River along S Niagara Falls (city) between falls and Cayuga Island.
- 987, 988, 989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998 Amherst-Pendleton area along Tonawanda Creek (Transit Road & Millersport--New Road--Tonawanda Creek Road). See also 882-895; 1004-1011