The Red Cross Nurse
description: Poster Number: 424
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: [Belgian & Allies Aid League]
publisher: Allied Printing Trades Council : Buffalo, NY (Printer)
date: [1917-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Red Cross Nurse
description: Poster Number: 442
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: [Belgian & Allies Aid League]
date: [1917-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Remaking of Belgium Exhibition
description: Poster Number: 774
creator: Brangwyn, Frank
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: Avenue Press Ltd. : London (Printer)
date: [1914-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Rescue of Heather Mercer
subject: Humanitarian aid workers--Afghanistan
subject: Mercer, Heather
subject: Taliban
subject: Shelter Now (Organization)
description: The Rescue of Heather Mercer Heather Mercer and her friend and co-worker Dayna Curry, were American aid workers arrested in Afghanistan by the Taliban on August 3, 2001. They were part of the Antioch International Movement of Churches and employed by a German-based Christian aid organization called Shelter Now International. Following their arrest, six other Western aid workers and sixteen co-workers from Afghanistan were taken into custody and charged with preaching Christianity, a crime potentially punishable by death under Taliban law. The workers were initially held as prisoners in Kabul. When Northern Alliance forces took control of Kabul on November 13, 2001, the aid workers from Afghanistan were freed. The Western aid workers, however, were moved by the Taliban to a prison in Ghazni. There, anti-Taliban forces freed those prisoners as well. They were airlifted to safety in Islamabad, Pakistan. Heather Mercer grew up in suburban Virginia, outside of Washington. Her parents were divorced. Heather's mother, Deborah Eddy from Lewiston, and her grandmother, Norma Anderson from Niagara Falls, worked tirelessly for Heather's release. Heather Mercer and Dayna Curry were welcomed home by President Bush and invited to join him at the White House. The president said, "They had a calling to serve the poorest of the poor." Heather commented, "We know we're here because of the prayers of people all over the country, all over the world!"
creator: Newberg, Rich
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
publisher: WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
date: 2001-11-26
contributor: Hill, Ahmir (Graphic artist)
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

The Right to Know
subject: Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
subject: Radioactive waste sites -- New York (State)
subject: Hazardous substances -- Law and legislation.
subject: Industrial safety -- Law and legislation.
subject: Chemicals -- Safety measures
subject: Environmental Pollutants -- Poisoning.
subject: Olin Corporation
subject: Bethlehem Steel Corporation
subject: Hooker Chemical Corporation
subject: Lead poisoning
subject: Donner-Hanna Coke Corporation
subject: Republic Steel Corporation
subject: Union Carbide Corporation
subject: Chemicals--Fires and fire prevention
description: RIGHT TO KNOW LAWS In 1980, demands by Western New York union workers dealing with toxic chemicals reached a crescendo. They insisted on knowing the nature of the substances to which they were exposed, and the extent of that exposure on the job. Some were suffering from ailments they attributed to toxic exposure. As a result of their efforts and similar demands that were being made around the country, “Right to Know” laws were passed locally, statewide, and nationally, granting workers and citizens access to chemical information critical to their health and safety. The following series of WIVB-TV reports by Rich Newberg documents this critical period of awakening to environmental hazards. They were aired on WIVB-TV in 1980 and ’81. The same issues are surfacing again today. The incoming Biden administration is pledging to make environmental justice a top priority. The opening comment is from Lois Gibbs. In 1980 Ms. Gibbs and the Love Canal Homeowners Association successfully organized the relocation of more than 700 families whose homes were in the toxic Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls, New York. Their efforts led to the creation of the nation’s Superfund, providing relief for toxic neighborhoods around the country. Her comments are provided courtesy of Harvard University, where she was interviewed as part of the “Voices From the Field Leadership Series” on April 10, 2014. [Total Running Time of Reports: 1:00:26] 1. ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST LOIS GIBBS REFLECTS BRIEFLY ON THE RIGHT TO KNOW “Voices from the Field” (series) Harvard University School of Public Health April 10, 2014 “Right to know actually started in the workplace, and then the workers moved it to the city level, then the county level, and then the state level. And then these various states did it, and the industry is going crazy because they’re filling out so many forms. And they said, we need a federal policy. This is insane.” (Runs: :14) 2. WORKERS RIGHT TO KNOW LAW [SERIES] “A Safe Place to Wo…
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1980-2014
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Arts Director)
contributor: Gibbs, Lois (Environmental Activist)
contributor: Harvard University (School of Public Health)
contributor: Pillittere, Joseph (New York State Assemblyman)
contributor: Spatorico, Sal (Chemical Worker)
contributor: Sambuchi, Art (United Steel Workers Local 2603 President)
contributor: Lukasik, Stanley (Retired Steel Worker)
contributor: Reilly, Jeanne (Technical Engineers Local 57 President)
contributor: New York Public Interest Research Group
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

The Road to France-He is keeping It Open
description: Poster Number: 522
creator: Flagg, James Montgomery
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: [United States Army]
publisher: Allied Printing Trades Council, Union Label : New York (Printer)
date: [1917-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Road to Freedom : Preserving Black History In Western New York
subject: Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
subject: Nash, J. Edward (Jesse Edward), 1868-1957
subject: Michigan Street Baptist Church
subject: Underground Railroad--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
subject: Fugitive slaves--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
subject: African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
description: Highlights Buffalo's unique role in the abolitionist movement. Uses reenactments, old photographs and drawings, and interviews with historians and preservationists such as Dr. Monroe Fordham, Jesse Nash, Jr., George Arthur, Rev. William Henderson, and Kevin Cottrell, to tell the story of Buffalo's critical role as the last stop on the Underground Railroad. Discusses significant sites in Buffalo to be preserved, such as the Michigan Street Baptist Church and the Nash house.
description: Originally aired on WIVB-TV.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)
creator: Dawkins, Don (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
creator: Vetter, Tom (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
creator: Musial, Chris (Producer)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2000-02-02
contributor: Hairston, Mylous (Reporter)
contributor: Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Contributing Photographer)
contributor: Van Horn, Mike (Graphic Artist)
contributor: Mombrea, John (Post-production Editor)
contributor: Baxter, Tim (Post-production Editor)
contributor: Battilana, Tony (Director)
contributor: Foster, Joseph D. (Tape Operator)
contributor: Benzel, Gary (Audio Engineer)
contributor: Brown, Dave (Chyron Operator)
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

The road to victory
description: Poster Number: 603
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: John Sands Ltd. : Sydney (Printer)
date: [1914-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Royal Air Force requires carpenters
description: Poster Number: 194
creator: Oker, Ernest
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: Ministry of Food
publisher: [J. W. Ltd.] (Printer)
date: [1920]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Royal Air Force requires wireless operators
description: Poster Number: 192
creator: Oker, Ernest
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: Ministry of Food
date: [1920]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Salvation Army gives Doughnuts and Coffee To The Boys Over There
description: Poster Number: 718
creator: Prince
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: Illinois Lithograph Co. : Chicago (Printer)
date: [1917-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Salvation Army. Help them to help our Boys
description: Poster Number: 719
creator: Ethridge, Scott
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: Illinois Lithograph Co. : Chicago (Printer)
date: [1917-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The scrap of paper
description: Poster Number: 327
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: National Catholic War Council Knights of Columbus
publisher: Hanbury, Tomsett & Co. : London (Printer)
date: [1914-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The ships are coming
description: Poster Number: 549
creator: Daugherty, James Henry
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: Forbes : Boston (Printer)
date: [1917-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Ships Are Coming
description: Poster Number: 572
creator: Treidler, Adolph
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: Thomsen-Ellis Co. : Baltimore and New York (Printer)
date: [1917-1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Star-Wagon
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Movie stars Lillian Gish and Burgess Meredith performed in this theatrical production directed by Guthrie McClintic, actress Katharine Cornell's husband. The Erlanger theatre, a successful venue in the 1930s, hosted many talents of stage and screen.
creator: Erlanger Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1937-09-16
contributor: Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959
contributor: Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
contributor: Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997
contributor: Collins, Russell, 1897-1965
contributor: Bissell, Whit, 1909-1996
contributor: McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

The Symphony Orchestra of New York
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: One of several visits to Buffalo by famed conductor Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra.
creator: Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1892-05-18
contributor: New York Symphony Orchestra
contributor: Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950
contributor: Reno, Morris
contributor: Pevny, Irene
contributor: Brodsky, Adolph, 1851-1929
contributor: Buffalo Music Festival Association
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)

The Tank is a traveling fortress that clears the way for our soldiers
description: Poster Number: 249
creator: Higham, Chas Frederick
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: [J. W. Ltd.] (Printer)
date: [1918]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Tidal Wave
description: Poster Number: 528
creator: Cozz
source: World War I Posters Collection
publisher: Thomsen-Ellis Co. : Baltimore and New York (Printer)
date: 1918
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2017 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Still image
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Tom Eagles Story: Vietnam War Hero
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
subject: Veterans -- United States.
description: Buffalo born Tom Eagles dropped out of high school and became a Catholic Augustinian monk in 1961. He had been a victim of bullying and found refuge in the monastery according to his son Kevin. The Brothers of Mercy assigned Tom to a church in Saigon, Vietnam as a missionary. It was during the early years of the war. Witnessing the ravages of war in Vietnam Tom decided to leave the Brothers of Mercy and join the Navy as a hospital corpsman (medic). He served three tours of duty beginning in 1966. He flew 221 combat missions with Marines and treated their wounds on the front lines of battle. Eagles was wounded twice. While in Vietnam Tom also tended to Vietnamese civilians whose villages had come under attack. During the war he married Karin Tran, a Vietnamese native. They had two sons. On April 29, 1975 Eagles and his family were among the last Americans to be evacuated from the war-torn country. They were airlifted off the roof of the U.S. Embassy. After the war, Tom managed to bring eighteen of Karin’s nineteen family members to the United States. He served in the Navy until 1993 and developed emergency medical equipment still carried in Marine Corps first aid kits. Tom Eagles passed away in 2016 at the age of 71. His family says he had suffered from exposure to the deadly herbicide Agent Orange, used by the United States to clear jungle areas where the enemy in Vietnam was hidden. At the time of his death he was the most decorated enlisted man in the Navy. He medals include The Legion of Merit, a lifetime career award for distinguished service. One retired Marine said of “Doc” Eagles, “We have lost a true American hero...God now has one of the best care givers in the world. A true Lifesaver then and Caregiver always.” The Navy has an award in Eagle’s name given to a corpsman who distinguishes himself in combat. Eagles was once quoted as saying, “I don’t really know how many Marines and sailors I helped save. I do remember everyone one I lost.”
creator: Newberg, Rich
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1979 - 1980s
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.