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The horseshoe - view from Canada side, c. 1890-1892Niagara FallsStill imagec. 1890-1892
Item: The horseshoe - view from Canada side, c. 1890-1892
The horseshoe - view from Canada side, c. 1890-1892
Subject:Niagara Falls
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1890-1892
Description:Black and white photogravure from the book "Niagara Falls Photo-Gravures from Recent Negatives of the Albertype Company, New York" by A. Wittemann, captioned “The horseshoe - view from Canada side," c. 1890-1892.
The Horseshow fall, c. 1890-1892Niagara FallsStill imagec. 1890-1892
Item: The Horseshow fall, c. 1890-1892
The Horseshow fall, c. 1890-1892
Subject:Niagara Falls
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1890-1892
Description:Black and white photogravure from the book "Niagara Falls Photo-Gravures from Recent Negatives of the Albertype Company, New York" by A. Wittemann, captioned “ The Horseshow fall," c. 1890-1892.
The Internet ! 1998
Item: The Internet ! 1998
The Internet ! 1998
Description:In December 1998, WPL had added two new Internet workstations open in the Reference Department. As a key information finding tool, this service allowed for free unfiltered access to Welland Library card holders. By 1999, the library began subscribing to online databases offering a wide range of full text periodicals, newspapers and other research materials. [show more]
The Japanese community of Welland, a textual account of their culture and heritage, c. 1978Japanese culture in WellandTextc. 1978
Item: The Japanese community of Welland, a textual account of their culture and heritage, c. 1978
The Japanese community of Welland, a textual account of their culture and heritage, c. 1978
Subject:Japanese culture in Welland
Type:Text
Date:c. 1978
Description:A brief textual account describing Japanese culture and heritage in Welland. This is a chapter from the book "A brief history of the Ukrainians, Greeks, Japanese, Anglo-Saxons and Poles in Welland" by the Welland Heritage Council, c. 1978. [show more]
The Journey of the Printing Press across Canada, by Louis Blake Duff, c. 1937The Printing Press in CanadaTextc. 1937
Item: The Journey of the Printing Press across Canada, by Louis Blake Duff, c. 1937
The Journey of the Printing Press across Canada, by Louis Blake Duff, c. 1937
Subject:The Printing Press in Canada
Type:Text
Date:c. 1937
Description:Complete scanned copy of the short work "The Journey of the Printing Press across Canada", written by eminent Welland scholar Louis Blake Duff, c. 1937.
The laker Heron Bay passing south through Welland Canal, April 1972Heron Bay ship and Welland CanalStill imageApril 1972
Item: The laker Heron Bay passing south through Welland Canal, April 1972
The laker Heron Bay passing south through Welland Canal, April 1972
Subject:Heron Bay ship and Welland Canal
Type:Still image
Date:April 1972
Description:Two colour slides showing the laker Heron Bay of Montreal passing south through the Welland Canal, as seen from Merritt Park, April 1972.
The Lambert Theatre and Reeta Hotel Welland's Finest BuildingThe Lambert BuildingText1922/03/14
Item: The Lambert Theatre and Reeta Hotel Welland's Finest Building
The Lambert Theatre and Reeta Hotel Welland's Finest Building
Subject:The Lambert Building
Type:Text
Date:1922/03/14
Description:An article from the 1922/03/14 edition of The Welland Tribune, discussing the opening of the new Lambert Building, which housed the Reeta Hotel and Lambert Theatre. It occupied the location on East Main Street where the current Welland Civic Square sits. [show more]
The last minister of Union Church in Effingham, in front of the bridge to the churchMinister of Union ChurchStill imageUnknown
Item: The last minister of Union Church in Effingham, in front of the bridge to the church
The last minister of Union Church in Effingham, in front of the bridge to the church
Subject:Minister of Union Church
Type:Still image
Date:Unknown
Description:Black and white photograph of the last minister of Union Church in Effingham, posing in front of the bridge to the church, undated.
The library inside Welland High & Vocational School, c. 1930Welland High & Vocational School libraryStill imagec. 1930
Item: The library inside Welland High & Vocational School, c. 1930
The library inside Welland High & Vocational School, c. 1930
Subject:Welland High & Vocational School library
Type:Still image
Date:c. 1930
Description:Black and white photograph of the library inside Welland High & Vocational School, c. 1930.
The New Carnegie Library1923
Item: The New Carnegie Library
The New Carnegie Library
Date:1923
Description:We've explored the history of WPL in the 1800s, now we move onto the 1900s! In 1910, the first consideration and negotiation for a Carnegie Library began. In 1921, The Carnegie Foundation promised the City of Welland $20,000 to provide a Free Public Library building. Then in 1923, the New Carnegie Library was constructed. The architect, Norman Kearns, chose a Georgian Colonial style as the basis of the exterior [show more]