8226-266: Aerial view of an industrial and residential area with dense street grids, large factory buildings, and rail line; depicts Buffalo/Kenmore Military Road (W), southern portion of Kenmore (N), Delaware Avenue (E), Hertel Avenue (S); Bell Aircraft Corp. facility.
Title
8226-266: Aerial view of an industrial and residential area with dense street grids, large factory buildings, and rail line; depicts Buffalo/Kenmore Military Road (W), southern portion of Kenmore (N), Delaware Avenue (E), Hertel Avenue (S); Bell Aircraft Corp. facility.
Subject
Grid plans (City planning)--New York (State)--Buffalo--Aerial photographs
Grid plans (City planning)--New York (State)--Kenmore--Aerial photographs
Industrial buildings--New York (State)--Buffalo--Aerial photographs
Industrial buildings--New York (State)--Kenmore--Aerial photographs
Railroad tracks--New York (State)--Buffalo--Aerial photographs
Railroad tracks--New York (State)--Kenmore--Aerial photographs
Buffalo (N.Y.)--Aerial photographs
Kenmore (N.Y.)--Aerial photographs
Description
Photographs, Black and White ; 24 x 18 cm.
This black-and-white aerial photograph shows a mixed urban and industrial district. The right side of the image is dominated by a dense residential neighborhood arranged in a grid pattern with rows of houses. The left and central areas feature large industrial complexes, including expansive rectangular factory buildings, rail yards, and warehouses. Multiple rail lines cut across the lower portion, connecting industrial zones. Open lots and construction sites are also visible among the developed areas. The label “Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc. N.Y.C.” appears in the lower right corner, and the number “8226-266” is written in the upper right.
Creator
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc.
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. Map Collection
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1927-05-28
Contributor
State University of New York at Buffalo. Arts and Sciences Libraries
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
LIB-ASL005-8226-266
Is Part Of
Western New York Aerial Photograph Collection. LIB-ASL-005
Extent
18263704 Bytes
Collection
Citation
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc., “8226-266: Aerial view of an industrial and residential area with dense street grids, large factory buildings, and rail line; depicts Buffalo/Kenmore Military Road (W), southern portion of Kenmore (N), Delaware Avenue (E), Hertel Avenue (S); Bell Aircraft Corp. facility.,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 31, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/342.
