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![256 Delaware Ave, Bethlehem, NY, ca. 1955. Hilchie's Terminal Hardware, Inc. and L.J. Mullen Pharmacy are seen in photo.](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/delawareavenue01edited.jpg?itok=TRFbiRoa)
This collection contains items related to the history of Bethlehem, New York.
![Buffalo City Directories](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/VHB011.jpeg?itok=eXbhSp8_)
Buffalo City Directories from the early to late 19th century.
![Scene in Buffalo's Little Italy](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/thumbnail3%20ForeignPopulations_Scrapbook_Vol1_p103.jpg?itok=WfaikeCE)
The City of Buffalo, N.Y. rapidly grew from a small village along Lake Erie to a bourgeoning industrial hub with the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. The city later became a center for the Steel Industry and other manufacturing.