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Thirty-million gallons of water a day. In the early 20th century, that’s what each of the Colonel Ward Pumping Station’s massive four-storey steam engines pumped from Lake Erie to the bustling neighborhoods and industries of Buffalo. Today, the engines loom mute alongside newer, smaller electric motors, in striking testament to Buffalo’s glorious past. |
New York City-based photographer Michael L. Horowitz gained rare access to the interior of the pumping station to capture breathtaking images for Part I of Cathedrals of Industry. His large-format works (approx. 40 by 60 inches in size) portray the engines with magnificent depth, enabling visitors to discover and explore the hidden machinery that was once at the heart of Buffalo’s rise to industrial power. |
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Part II of Cathedrals of Industry will feature the inner workings of Buffalo’s First Ward grain elevators and run from August 8, 2008 to January 25, 2009. Cathedrals of Industry is included in admission for the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. |
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