Francis J. Petrie was for many years the City Historian of Niagara Falls, as well as the author of a regular newspaper column in the Niagara Falls Review.
After his death many of his photographs, negatives, slides, and postcards were donated to the Library.
-Now the site of the Park Motor Hotel, Movieland Wax Museum, Ripley's Museum, Rumours Night Club Etc. on Clifton Hill. Victoria Avenue and the R.R. Tracks are beyond the trees at the top
Samuel Street, Grove Farm, 1800's, F. H. Leslie, 1945, Dairy, 1963, grandson, F. B. Leslie, property, 1964, Black Angus, Brigburn Herd, 1988, Niagara Parks Commission, 1995
Samuel Street, Grove Farm, 1800's, F. H. Leslie, 1945, Dairy, 1963, grandson, F. B. Leslie, property, 1964, Black Angus, Brigburn Herd, 1988, Niagara Parks Commission, 1995