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(S) Union Ship Canal, (N) Tifft Nature Preserve (S end); (W) Inner Harbor (S end); (E) RR tracks.


Aerial view of a large rail yard with multiple parallel tracks, switches, and adjacent open land.
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Title

(S) Union Ship Canal, (N) Tifft Nature Preserve (S end); (W) Inner Harbor (S end); (E) RR tracks.
Western New York Aerial Photograph Collection

Description

Photographs, Black and White ; 24 x 18 cm.
The image shows an aerial survey photograph focused on a rail yard and surrounding landscape. Numerous parallel train tracks extend diagonally across the scene, with switches and branching lines creating a dense network. To the left, curved tracks and open land are visible, while the lower right contains a large industrial or warehouse building near the tracks. Additional open fields and scattered roads occupy the surrounding area. The number “8226-16” is written in the top right corner, and the bottom right is labeled “Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc N.Y.C.”.

Creator

Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc., New York, N.Y.
University at Buffalo Map Collection

Publisher

State University of New York at Buffalo
University at Buffalo, University Libraries

Date

April 30, 1927

Contributor

University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries.

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Format

18668064 Bytes
LIB-ASL005-8226-16.tif

Type

Photographs
Image; Still image

Identifier

LIB-ASL005-8226-16
LIB-ASL005

Citation

Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc., New York, N.Y. and University at Buffalo Map Collection, “(S) Union Ship Canal, (N) Tifft Nature Preserve (S end); (W) Inner Harbor (S end); (E) RR tracks.,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 10, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/296.