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Postcard of ship going past old aqueduct on Welland CanalShip; Welland CanalStill imageUnknown
Subject:Ship; Welland Canal
Type:Still image
Date:Unknown
Description:Colour photographic postcard of a ship going past the old aqueduct on the Welland Canal, undated, possibly 1960s. Taken from the Main Street Bridge.
Postcard of Skylon Tower and Niagara Falls, c. 1969-1971Skylon Tower/Niagara FallsStill imagec. 1969-1971
Subject:Skylon Tower/Niagara Falls
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1969-1971
Description:Colour photographic postcard of the Skylon Tower and Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, c. 1969-1971. Captioned on the back "The Honeymoon Capital of the World." The falls are 1,000 feet wide and situated twenty miles from Lake Erie and fourteen miles from the river mouth in Lake Ontario. The Canadian (or Horseshoe) Falls are 160 feet high; the American Falls being 167 feet high. This scene shows the multimillion dollar Skylon - the tallest building of its kind in the world; it towers 520 feet over the Falls offering a 600 square mile view." [show more]
Postcard of sled race participants posing in front of Welland Courthouse, c. 1900Sled race participantsStill imagec. 1900
Subject:Sled race participants
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1900
Description:Black and white photographic postcard showing sled race participants posing in front of the Welland Courthouse, c. 1900. The text on the back reads: "Sled race in front of Welland's picturesque Court House, circa 1900." This is postcard 5 of 13 from "Welland's 150th anniversary postcard collection, 1858-2008." Image sourced from the Bruno Ravenda Collection. [show more]
Postcard of the Aqueduct and CanalWelland Aqueduct, Welland CanalStill imageUnknown
Subject:Welland Aqueduct, Welland Canal
Type:Still image
Date:Unknown
Description:Colourized photographic postcard of the Aqueduct and Canal. Part of the "Souvenir Folder of Welland, Ontario" by F. H. Leslie, undated. A second image in black and white from our collection is also included here.
Postcard of the Aqueduct looking south, c. 1920Welland AqueductStill imagec. 1920
Subject:Welland Aqueduct
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1920
Description:Colourized photographic postcard of the Aqueduct, looking south, c. 1920. Part of the "Souvenir Folder of Welland, Ontario" by F. H. Leslie.
Postcard of the cable car crossing house at Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls, c. 1890Cable car crossing houseStill imagec. 1890
Subject:Cable car crossing house
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1890
Description:Reproduction of a black and white photographic postcard of the cable car crossing house at Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls, c. 1890.
Postcard of the Canada Forge Company factory, c. 1923Canada Forge Company plantStill imagec. 1923
Subject:Canada Forge Company plant
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1923
Description:Colourized photographic postcard of the plant of Canada Forge Company. Part of the "Souvenir Folder of Welland, Ontario" by F. H. Leslie, c. 1923. A black and white copy of the same image is also included.
Postcard of the Club House at Lookout Golf Course, Fonthill, c. 1926Lookout Golf Course Club HouseStill imagec. 1926
Subject:Lookout Golf Course Club House
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1926
Description:Black and white photographic postcard showing the Club House at Lookout Golf Course, Fonthill, c. 1926. Men can be seen playing on the putting green out front. The course opened in 1922.
Postcard of the corner of Church Street and Canboro Road, Fonthill, c. 1900Church Street; Canboro RoadStill imagec. 1900
Subject:Church Street; Canboro Road
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1900
Description:Black and white photographic print of a postcard of the corner of Church Street and Canboro Road, Fonthill, c. 1900.
Postcard of the Great Whirlpool Rapids at Niagara Falls, c. 1900-1909Great Whirlpool RapidsStill imagec. 1900-1909
Subject:Great Whirlpool Rapids
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1900-1909
Description:Colourized photographic postcard of the Great Whirlpool Rapids at Niagara Falls, c. 1900-1909. The postcard was written on and mailed to a Miss Jennie Martin of Latchford, ON. Written it says "September 07 09. Dear Miss M. At the falls again and the (?) "Cop" is on daily - says here - remembers the kind girls from Latchford, who he looked after. Everything fine. A.W.L." The photograph on the postcard could have been taken some time before 1909. [show more]