Old Buffalo 1832 ============= Programme of Opening Ceremonies Mayor Ebenezer Johnson................... ALBERT H. ZINK Mrs. Ebenzer Johnson................... CLARICE E. BLEHDON Citizens, Neighbors, etc. Composed of Chairmen of all the old stores =========== Grand Marshal .................Director General, HOWARD D. HERR ============ Common Council 1832 1st Ward: Isaac S. Smith ............. HENRY VOM BERGE                Joseph W. Brown .......... HARRY J. KNEPPER 2nd Ward: John G. Camp .............. VICTOR R. BLEHDON                 Henry Root .................. GEO. P. URBAN 3rd Ward: David M. May ................ WM. F. KASTING                 Ira A. Blosson ............... CHAS. F. ROHDE 4th Ward: Henry White .................. EDWARD A. WEPPNER                 Major A. Andrews ........... FRED SEAMS 5th Ward: Ebenezer Walden ............ CHAS. DUCHMANN                 Thomas C. Love ............. JACOB STERN                 Father Time 1832 ........... JOHN S. EMBLETON                 Mayor of 1910 ............... LOUIS P. FUHRMAN PAST and FUTURE "Backward, turn backward, oh time in your flight!   Make me a child again, just for tonight!"     Elizabeth Akers Allen (Rock me to sleep)         Mrs. Allen was born in 1832

Caption under photograph reads: JUDGE LOUIS B. HART                 Chairman Legal Committee          Who with his associate Judges will preside at                         Old Court House

Millard Fillmore Born in Cayuga County about 1801. Was the first lawyer in Buffalo, and was chosen by the people in 1832 to represent the thirtieth district of New York in Congress. Was elected Vice-President in 1848 and upon the death of President Taylor in 1850 became President of the United States.

Caption under photograph reads: MILLARD FILLMORE

Old School House Located on Ferry Street. Millard Fillmore, who was President of the United States, taught school in this building.

Caption under photograph reads: OLD SCHOOL HOUSE ON FERRY STREET

Phoenix Hotel Occupied the spot where the Willian Hengerer Company is now located. On one side was a beautiful park which was one of the popular gathering places of some of Buffalo's select german families of that time.

Caption under photograph reads: PHOENIX HOTEL

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Two Old Churches Were located on the sites now occupied by St. Paul's Church and the Erie County Savings Bank Building. . . . . . Old Market Situated at the Terrace. The first Liberty Pole may be seen in the center of the picture.

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Caption under top photograph reads: TWO OLD CHURCHES . . . . . Caption under bottom photograph reads: OLD MARKET

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Buffalo Freie Presse First issued as a weekly in October 1853, under the name of Humoristischer Volksfreund. In 1856 it was enlarged and called Buffalo Allgemeine Zeitung, and in 1860 the management moved to Main and Huron Streets where it was published daily under its present name the Buffalo Freie Presse. The old Building was located where Buffalo Savings Bank now stands.

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Caption under photograph reads: BUFFALO FREIE PRESSE

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Imaging and transcription by Susan Kriegbaum-Hanks

Project begun November 26, 2018.