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Collected
here are
websites with mostly old pictures Buffalo,
with an increasing number of websites with new pictures of Buffalo.
In case it isn't
clear, the
elves at BuffaloResearch do not have a picture archive that we are
scanning online. Instead, we obsessively search the web for sites where
other people or institutions are digitizing pictures and we collect
their links here for your convenience.
A
gentle reminder: Just because these pictures are online is no guarantee
that they are in the public domain. You should assume that all pictures
are protected by copyright unless otherwise indicated. If you use them
without permission in your websites or documents, you do so at your own
risk. BuffaloResearch.com does not recommend it. To get
permission to use a picture, contact the website where you
found the picture, not BuffaloResearch.com.

- Aerial
Photographs, Erie County
At present, photos from the 1920s and from 1951 are online, courtesy of
the Erie County Department of Public Works, Division of Highways
- Aerial
Photographs at UB
A handful of samples from the University Libraries Map Collection
- America
from the Great Depression to World War II: Black and White
Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945
Seen here are almost 350 photos of the Buffalo harbor, women war
workers (many identified by name), Easter mass at Corpus Christi
church, Lakeview Nursery School, and other subjects. Brought to you by
the Library of Congress.
- American
Memory: Photos and Prints
Enter Buffalo, New York at the search screen provided here by
the Library of Congress and get over 900 vintage images
- Archives
of Ontario, Canada
Why does Canada have pictures of Buffalo? I don't know, but enter Buffalo
at the search screen to get about 35 photos, some of which are aerial
views of the Buffalo harbor & industry circa 1919, plus a few
pictures of the Peace Bridge and the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo
railway.
- Biniasz.com
Has pages on Bufalo Polonia, St. Stanislaus Church, Lost Buffalo, and
the Central Terminal. Brought to you by Marty Biniasz.
- Buffalo Exploration
This irritatingly over-designed page has pictures of abandoned Buffalo
buildings. If you use MS Explorer, mouse over the color pictures to see
the building's name at the bottom of your browser.
- Buffalo & Niagara Frontier From the Air
Published in 1924, this short
picture book has early black & white aerial views of the city
- Buffalo
Full Text
Has links to over 125 full text books about Buffalo from the 19th and
early 20th century. Some of them are illustrated with views of the
city.
- Buffalo History
Works
Has about 100 vintage photos
- Buffalo, NY: Before
& After
Pairs photos from fifty or more years ago with views from today
- Buffalo in 1897
Eighteen scans from a souvenir book
- Buffalo,
New York Postcards from the Elleanor "Nellie" Roberts
Kreischer LaClair collection, circa 1907-1920's
Eleven vintage postcards
- Buffalo
Transportation Museum Digital Library Image Collection
Includes extensive Pierce-Arrow pictures
- Buffalonian.com
Photo Gallery
Has a few hundred vintage photos online, many care of the Western New
York Heritage Institute
- BuffaloPix.com
A commercial site with lots of contemporary images
- Buffalo's
Architecture: The Past in Pictures
About two dozen photographically-illustrated pages from The City of
Buffalo, New York, (Portland, ME: L.H. Nelson Co., 1907)
- BuffPics
Various city scenes from the 1980s and 1990s, plus a stranded bus from
the Blizzard of '77
- C.L.
Pond Series
Seven of the stereoviews shown here were taken in downtown Buffalo in
the 1870s. Brought to you by the George Eastman House.
- Cyburbia.org
Gallery
The ultimate urban planning website, founded by a Buffalonian, has
about 50 pages of contemporary photos for a total of over 400 pictures
of Buffalo
- Detroit Publishing
Co.
Photos of Buffalo from 1880-1920. About 175 of them can be seen by
entering Buffalo at the search screen provided here by the
Library of Congress.
- Detroit
Publishing Co. Postcards
Enter Buffalo in the search box provided here to get about two
dozen picture postcards of Buffalo
- East
Side Working Group
Has some user-contributed photos of homes, schools, businesses, etc. on
Buffalo's east side
- The Erie Canal
Presently has 8 groups of vintage photos online
- Exploring
Buffalo
Black & white photos taken in 2003 of Buffalo Central Terminal,
Church of the Transfiguration, Cargill-Superior elevator, and more
- FamilyOldPhoto.com
Buffalo
Has a small number vintage postcards. Site accepts submissions, so you
can upload your vintage pictures here
- Fort
Erie Public Library Local History Digital Archive
Search on Buffalo and use the dropdown menu to return a maximum
of all items to see over 200 postcards, pictures, and clippings
- Great
Lakes Images
From "Maritime History of the Great Lakes" digital library. Search on Buffalo
to get pictures of passenger vessels, freight vessels, the harbor and
waterfront, etc.
- Harvard University Open
Collections Program: Immigration to the United
States, 1789-1930
Search on Buffalo to get 70 vintage pictures of charities and
social services facilities, including Welcome Hall, municipal baths,
the Erie County Almshouse, St. Francis Asylum, and St. Mary's Asylum
- Hello Buffalo
Offers three groups of pictures: Buildings, Panoramics, and
People. See the navigation column on the right.
- Heritage Architecture
of Buffalo, NY
About 50 contemporary color pictures of favorite buildings and
landmarks, with a link for easy ordering
- History
of the Germans in Buffalo and Erie County, NY
Full-page scans from the 1898 book with pictures of all kinds of
Buffalo scenery with text in English and German
- Images of Western
New York
Here is an online photo album where you can upload your contributions
- Institutional Green
Black & white interior photos of several beloved Buffalo landmarks,
including the Central Terminal and the Buffalo Psychiatric Center
- Karl R. Josker, Buffalo
album
Current and vintage photos of Crystal Beach, churches, bars, houses,
urban art, fire houses, theaters, and more.
- Kindred
Roots Online: Erie County, New York
About 35 vintage and contemporary scenes, including Sattler's and
Fisherman's Wharf
- LisaAndMike.com
Has four vintage stereoviews of Buffalo
- Michael Calanan's
Photos Taken in Buffalo
Contemporary photos of Central Terminal, Elmwood Village, grain
elevators, waterfront, and more
- Monteleone's
Pictures of Buffalo
Almost a hundred vintage and modern scenes of Buffalo
- New York
Public Library Digital Gallery
Search on Buffalo NY to get over 130 photos, prints, and other
interesting ephemera, like advertising memorabilia and Hotel Statler
menus
- New York State
Archives
Enter Buffalo at the Search link to get over 70 vintage images,
a good number of which are scans of the 1845 census of the Buffalo
Creek Reservation
- OAIster
Is a single search engine for
digital collections at 750 different
institutions. Enter Buffalo,
N.Y. at the search screen here, change the drop-down menu from Entire Record to Subject and limit to Images, and you will get over 150
pictures of the Guaranty Building, various Frank Lloyd Wright
buildings, the Pan American Exposition, and a few other scenes.
- Old
Buffalo
About 180 images collected by Carrie Carver
- Olde Buffalo
Has 33 vintage photos; not to be confused with Old Buffalo, above
- Pan-American
Exposition Playing Cards, 1901
All 52 cards have been reproduced, each one with a different view from
the Exposition. Brought to you by the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural
Site.
- Panoramic
Photographs, 1851-1991
From the collection of the Library of Congress. Seen here are 17 views
of Buffalo.
- Patrick Mahoney Postcard
Collection
Several dozen local cards in 10 categories
- Photographing
the Pan Am
A collection of professional and amateur photographs of the 1901
Exposition, brought to you by the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural site.
- Picture Book of Earlier Buffalo
Published in 1912, this
volume has hundreds of photographs of buildings and streetscapes that
aren't there anymore
- PictureHistory.com
Search on Buffalo New York to get about 40 vintage photographs
and engravings of Our Fair City
- Postcards
from New York--Erie County
Presently has over 40 picture postcards
- The
Relationship of the Canal to Buffalo and its Harbor, 1845-2000
About 25 period illustrations and photographs of the Canal District and
waterfront
- StaffAnnouncer.com
Presently
has about 600 picture postcards. Brought to you by Steve Cichon.
- Stereoscopic
Views of Buffalo from the Robert Dennis Collection
Brought to you by the New York Public Library
- Tonawanda-Kenmore
Historical Society
Presently has four photo albums online: The Erie Barge Canal, How
Western New York Gave Wings to the World, Palmer's Views, and the
1836-1936 Town Centennial booklet.
- Traveling Picture Show
Has a large selection of
vintage Buffalo postcards online, available for purchase as greetings
cards and frameable enlargements
- Victorian
Buffalo
A dozen period engravings which you can send as free online postcards.
Excerpted from my book, Victorian Buffalo,
(©1999, Western NY Wares).
- Vintage Buffalo Views
Period postcards brought to you by Chris Andrle
- Vintage Views of
New York
Scroll down for about two dozen period postcards of Buffalo
- Western
New York Heritage Press
Has dozens of vintage photographs, 1900 to the present
- WNYfilm.com
Contemporary black & white photos of Buffalo's most photogenic
scenery, intended to promote Buffalo as a movie location

Updated 10 May 2008
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