Samuel James Chapman, ca. 1948

Samuel James Chapman, brother of Charles Clarke Chapman, ca. 1948.

Samuel James Chapman, Arthur Chapman, and Anna Chapman, 1905

Portrait of Samuel James Chapman, George Arthur Chapman, and Anna Chapman, about 1905, taken by the Mushet Studio, Los Angeles, California.

George Arthur Chapman and Samuel James Chapman on horseback, 1918

George Arthur Chapman [in uniform] and Samuel James Chapman on horseback, 1918.

Group portrait with Charles Clarke Chapman, Samuel James, and George Arthur Chapman Sr., circa 1900.

Copy of a damaged group portrait with Charles Clarke Chapman on the left, Samuel James on the right, and young man in front with hat and tie is George Arthur Chapman Sr., circa 1900.

Samuel James Chapman, California, ca. 1898

Portrait of Samuel James Chapman, taken in California, ca. 1898.

Anna E. Stover Chapman and Samuel James Chapman

Anna E. Stover Chapman and Samuel James Chapman, posing outside by a trellis.

Samuel James Chapman, Illinois, ca. 1880

Portrait of a young Samuel James Chapman, taken in Illinois, ca. 1880.

City of Niagara Falls Plans, 1846, 1877, 1884, 1886, 1889-1890, 1892-1894, 1903-1905, 1910, 1914, 1919, 1925, 1927-1928, n.d.

The collection consists of 37 plans, surveys or maps of the City of Niagara Falls beginning in 1846 until 1928. Some of the plans were created for the Falls Company, a group of land speculators that included Buchanan, Murray, Street, Allen, Robinson and others. Other plans relate to the building of the suspension bridge and the railway. Some plans and drawing may refer to estate documents in RG 167 Niagara South estate and legal documents collection. Item 22 has been scanned for preservation purposes.