Letters received, 1891 Sept. 19-1906 Apr. 7.

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Letters received, 1891 Sept. 19-1906 Apr. 7.

1891-1906

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Subjects include patents in Black Rock Village; plans for Black Rock Harbor, 1822-1825; the centennial celebration of Fort Niagara; the registration by George Catlin of the book title, Views of Niagara; and the Niagara River near Lewiston.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Catlin, George, 1796-1872

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George Catlin, artist and author, was known especially for his paintings of Indians. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he practiced law until his talent for painting led him to join a group of artists in Philadelphia in 1823. Catlin concentrated on portrait painting in Washington, D.C., until 1829, when he saw a delegation of visiting American Indians in Philadelphia. He then resolved to devote his life to preserving the appearance and character of the vanishing Indians and for forty-two yea...

Porter, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1853-1925

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