| Postcard of East Main Street with streetcar, c. 1910s | East Main Street | Still image | c. 1910s |
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Subject:East Main Street Type:Still image Date:c. 1910s |
Description:Black and white slide of a picture of a postcard showing East Main Street with the Welland streetcar visible, c. 1910s.
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| Postcard of Fonthill Public School | Fonthill Public School | Still image | Unknown |
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Subject:Fonthill Public School Type:Still image Date:Unknown |
Description:Black and white photographic print of a postcard of Fonthill Public School, undated.
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| Postcard of Fort Mississauga, Niagara-on-the-Lake, c. 1900-1906 | Fort Mississauga | Still image | c. 1900-1906 |
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Subject:Fort Mississauga Type:Still image Date:c. 1900-1906 |
Description:Black and white photographic postcard of Fort Mississauga, Niagara-on-the-Lake, c. 1900-1906. It was sent in the mail June 14, 1906 to a Miss Jennie Martin of Toronto.
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| Postcard of Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island, c. 1900-1906 | Niagara Falls | Still image | c. 1900-1906 |
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Subject:Niagara Falls Type:Still image Date:c. 1900-1906 |
Description:Colourized photographic postcard of the Horseshoe Falls as seen from Goat Island, c. 1900-1906.
The postcard was written on and mailed to a Miss Jennie Martin of Toronto. Written it says "I was here on Sunday. Wish you many happy returns on the 19th (illegible signature)." "17/6 06(?)." The sender had visited on Sunday June 17, 1906, written the postcard on Tuesday June 19, and it was stamped by the post office on Wednesday June 20. The photograph on the postcard could have been taken some time before 1906. [show more]
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| Postcard of Horseshoe Falls, c. 1969-1971 | Niagara Falls | Still image | c. 1969-1971 |
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Subject:Niagara Falls Type:Still image Date:c. 1969-1971 |
Description:Colour photographic postcard of the 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. The scene shows the Heritage Tower towering 665 feet above the Niagara Gorge. Dine in the sky at the elegant Crown Suite Dining Rooms in the crown of the tower." [show more]
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| Postcard of ice formation at Niagara Falls, c. 1900-1908 | Niagara Falls | Still image | c. 1900-1908 |
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Subject:Niagara Falls Type:Still image Date:c. 1900-1908 |
Description:Colourized photographic postcard of an ice formation in winter at Niagara Falls, c. 1900-1908.
The postcard was written on and mailed to a Miss Jean Martin of Latchford, ON. Written it says "Hello Miss M. Niagara Falls all O.K. Saw a policeman who thought he remembered you and Chris leaving(?) here last summer. Said you rehearsed (?) very good. Will be back after New Year. Yours. Be good. A.W.L." Possibly written on Christmas and stamped by the post office on December 26, 1908. The photograph on the postcard could have been taken some time before 1908. [show more]
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| Postcard of locks 4, 5, 6 at Thorold on Welland Canal | Locks 4, 5, 6; Welland Canal | Still image | c. 1960s-1970s |
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Subject:Locks 4, 5, 6; Welland Canal Type:Still image Date:c. 1960s-1970s |
Description:Colour photographic postcard of locks 4, 5, 6 at Thorold on the Welland Canal, undated. Text on the back of the postcard reads: 'Locks 4, 5, 6 at Thorold, Ontario: The St. Lawrence Seaway in the broadest sense, is a huge water-way extending 2,300 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the head of the Great Lakes in the heart of North America. The photo shows the lake vessel FORT YORK out of Montreal entering Lock 4 on its way up the mountain and showing another vessel in Lock 5 and another further up in Lock 6. This is the only series of flight locks on the Welland Canal section.' [show more]
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| Postcard of Main Street Lift Bridge, c. 1953 | Main Street Bridge; ship; Welland Canal | Still image | c. 1953 |
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Subject:Main Street Bridge; ship; Welland Canal Type:Still image Date:c. 1953 |
Description:Colourized photographic postcard of the Main Street Lift Bridge after a ship passed through, with a view to the northeast, c. 1953.
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| Postcard of Maple Avenue, Fonthill | Maple Avenue | Still image | Unknown |
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Subject:Maple Avenue Type:Still image Date:Unknown |
Description:Black and white photographic print of a postcard of Maple Avenue, Fonthill, undated.
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| Postcard of Niagara Falls from Rainbow Bridge, c. 1969-1971 | Niagara Falls | Still image | c. 1969-1971 |
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Subject:Niagara Falls Type:Still image Date:c. 1969-1971 |
Description:Colour photographic postcard of Niagara Falls from the Rainbow Bridge, c. 1969-1971.
Captioned on the back "The Honeymoon Capital of the World." A view from the Rainbow Bridge showing the Canadian Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls. This view was taken dead-center on the bridge which is the unguarded boundary between the United States and Canada, showing the flags of the Unites States, the United Nations and our own Canadian flag. The falls, 1,000 feet wide are separated by Goat Island which is a 1/2 mile long and a 1/4 mile wide." [show more]
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