| Postcard of Welland Canal Aqueduct | Welland Canal Aqueduct | Still image | Unknown |
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Subject:Welland Canal Aqueduct Type:Still image Date:Unknown |
Description:Postcard with a halftone reproduction of a black and white photograph showing a ship passing over the Welland Canal Aqueduct, undated.
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| Postcard of Welland Canal locks and Aqueduct | Aqueduct; Welland Canal | Still image | c. 1905-1920 |
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Subject:Aqueduct; Welland Canal Type:Still image Date:c. 1905-1920 |
Description:Black and white photographic postcard of Welland Canal locks and the Aqueduct, undated but likely between 1905-1920.
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| Postcard of Welland Canal looking south east from the west side, c. 1920 | Welland Canal | Still image | c. 1920 |
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Subject:Welland Canal Type:Still image Date:c. 1920 |
Description:Black and white photographic postcard of the Welland Canal looking south east from the west side, c. 1920. Central United Church can be seen on the left and the Welland Club on the right.
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| Postcard of Welland's trolley system named the Niagara, Welland and Lake Erie Railway, c. 1925 | Trolley and East Main Street | Still image | c. 1925 |
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Subject:Trolley and East Main Street Type:Still image Date:c. 1925 |
Description:Postcard of Welland's trolley system named the Niagara, Welland and Lake Erie Railway, c. 1925.
The text on the back reads: "The trolley car. Welland's early transit system, circa 1925. One of three cars that operated on the Downtown Trolley Line to the King St. Station bringing workers to and from Page Hersey."
This is postcard 9 of 13 from "Welland's 150th anniversary postcard collection, 1858-2008."
Image sourced from the Bruno Ravenda Collection. [show more]
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| Postcard sent from Fonthill, c. 1911 | Postcard | Still image | c. 1911 |
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Subject:Postcard Type:Still image Date:c. 1911 |
Description:Black and white photographic postcard of a woman inside a stylized letter 'U.' It was sent to a Miss May Crow, Brown's Nurseries Ont., and was stamped at the post office 'Fonthill, Feb 22, 1911.'
The text reads "Hello there, was so pleased to get your card just try it over again and I will be pleased to do the same. P. Wade."
It was donated by the Effingham Heritage Association. [show more]
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| Postcard showing a ship "Climbing the mountain" on the Welland Canal at Thorold | Twin flight locks at Thorold | Still image | c. 1960s-1970s |
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Subject:Twin flight locks at Thorold Type:Still image Date:c. 1960s-1970s |
Description:Colour photographic postcard showing a ship "Climbing the mountain" on the twin flight locks on the Welland Canal at Thorold, c. 1960s-1970s. Txt 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 showing a ship on Welland Canal passing by Union Carbide and Page Hersey plants, c. 1940 | Ship, Welland Canal, and industrial plants | Still image | c. 1940 |
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Subject:Ship, Welland Canal, and industrial plants Type:Still image Date:c. 1940 |
Description:Postcard showing a ship on Welland Canal passing by Union Carbide and Page Hersey plants, c. 1940.
The text on the back reads: ""Where rail and water meet", circa 1940. This photo from the top of the Broadway Bridge shows a great lakes ship passing the Welland South Dock with the view of Union Carbide and Page Hersey in full production. Note the boxcars sitting on the dock waiting for future cargo."
This is postcard 12 of 13 from "Welland's 150th anniversary postcard collection, 1858-2008."
Image sourced from the Thies Bogner Collection. [show more]
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| Postcard showing an American gun boat passing through the Welland Canal, c. 1915-1919 | American gun boat | Still image | c. 1915-1919 |
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Subject:American gun boat Type:Still image Date:c. 1915-1919 |
Description:Black and white slide of a postcard showing an American gun boat passing through the Welland Canal, c. 1915-1919.
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| Postcard showing Second Welland Canal flight locks near Merritton, c. 1950 | Second Welland Canal flight locks | Still image | c. 1950 |
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Subject:Second Welland Canal flight locks Type:Still image Date:c. 1950 |
Description:Black and white photographic postcard showing the Second Welland Canal flight locks near Merritton, c. 1950.
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| Postcard showing soldiers marching off to war on East Main Street, c. 1915 | Soldiers and crowd | Still image | c. 1915 |
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Subject:Soldiers and crowd Type:Still image Date:c. 1915 |
Description:Postcard showing soldiers marching off to war on East Main Street, c. 1915.
The text on the back reads: "Hundreds of local soldiers marching off to war, 1915. Photo taken from the roof of Ross Stores of soldiers marching up East Main Street. Scores of Wellanders are lining the street to bid them farewell. In the background you see the hose tower of the Firehall and the County Courthouse."
This is postcard 10 of 13 from "Welland's 150th anniversary postcard collection, 1858-2008." [show more]
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