A quick trip to Buffalo.
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| The gorgeous Christmas tree with a color-changing star, a surprise to Brynne and my mother when they returned from the Danube River Cruise in 2009 |
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| Apostolic Clock (1881-1916, by Myles Hughes), so named because of the parade of Apostles that comes out on the hour |
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| A model railroad layout takes up a third of the basement, with Buffalo historic buildings and harbor activity like this lake ship coal-loading operation |
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| An Art Case style of grand piano that was part of the New York exhibit at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition; note New York State seal on the lid |
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| A peek out the window at the Lincoln statue (1902, by Charles H Niehaus), which originally was housed inside the museum, moving outside in the 1930s |
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| Interesting lighting fixtures |
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| An autographed guitar that was auctioned to support the Kelly's Kids and Hunter's Hope Foundations |
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| Tim Russert's NBC Meet the Press office |
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| View across the Central Hall |
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| Watercolor (c 1900, by F Hopkinson Smith) of the Triumphal Bridge entering the 1901 Pan-American Exposition |
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| Mural (c 1935 by Charles Greil and Edward Riegel) of Lincoln at the American Hotel (in Buffalo, with President Millard Fillmore and General Daniel Bidwell) |
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| Mural (c 1935, by Angelo C Scibetta) of Red Jacket Addresses Oliver Hazard Perry and his Officers During the War of 1812 |
