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Souvenir Program : 14th Anniversary : Ann Montgomery's Little Harlem

Souvenir Program for the 14th Anniversary of the Little Harlem Club. Features a map of the club's location, labeled "the Gayest Spot in Buffalo." Also…
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Ann Montgomery's Little Harlem

The Little Harlem Club/Hotel on Michigan Avenue in Buffalo was owned and operated by Ann Montgomery from the 1930s through early 1960s, during which…
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Souvenir of the Pan-American Exposition Negro Exhibit

Official publications of the Pan-American Exposition of 1901 describe only two sideshow-esque displays on people of African descent, "The Old…
Erie County Poor House Ledgers, Volume 11.
[Consent of Autopsy, Erie County Hospital, January 9, 1898 - Dec 1903; September 2, 1910 - June 15, 1919]

Statements signed by the nearest living relative or friend of the deceased giving consent to perform an autopsy. Includes date, name of consenter,…
Erie County Poor House Ledgers, Volume 3. Register of Children’s Names in the Pauper Asylum, November 1841-September 1852.

Date received, name, age, names of parents, nativity (place of birth/ethnicity), how discharged & to whom. Each October 1st, the children currently…