| General view of the Boys and Girls department at Welland Public Library, December 1963 | Boys and Girls department | Still image | December 1963 |
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Subject: Boys and Girls department Type:Still image Date:December 1963 |
Description:Colour slide with a general view of the Boys and Girls department at the Welland Public Library, December 1963. It shows two staff at the circulation desk, a Christmas display, the study area, and bookshelves.
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| View of some stores in the Fitch Street Plaza, c. 1960-1962 | Fitch Street Plaza stores | Still image | c. 1960-1962 |
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Subject: Fitch Street Plaza stores Type:Still image Date:c. 1960-1962 |
Description:Colour slide with a view of some stores in the Fitch Street Plaza, c. 1960-1962.
From the Orline Clements Memorial Collection.
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| Brief biography of John Emerson Cutler, Welland mill owner | John Emerson Cutler | Text | c. 1930 |
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Subject: John Emerson Cutler Type:Text Date:c. 1930 |
Description:Brief biography of John Emerson Cutler, Welland mill owner.
From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1930.
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| Postcard of ship "Anangel Diligence" preparing for return trip to Europe | "Anangel Diligence" | Still image | Unknown |
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Subject:"Anangel Diligence" Type:Still image Date:Unknown |
Description:Colour photographic postcard of ship "Anangel Diligence" preparing for return trip to Europe, undated.
Caption on back: 'Ships from the seven seas carry cargo through the Welland Canal. Here, loading pipe at Welland is the romantically named 'Anangel Diligence.' She is bound for a return trip to Europe.' [show more]
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| "Bill" Harcourt and Griffith Taylor | "Bill" Harcourt and Griffith Taylor | Still image | Unknown |
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Subject:"Bill" Harcourt and Griffith Taylor Type:Still image Date:Unknown |
Description:Black and white photograph of "Bill" Harcourt and Griffith Taylor, undated.
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| "Canadian Otter" cargo ship under construction, Welland, c. 1919-1920 | "Canadian Otter" cargo ship | Still image | c. 1919-1920 |
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Subject:"Canadian Otter" cargo ship Type:Still image Date:c. 1919-1920 |
Description:Black and white photographic print showing the "Canadian Otter" cargo ship under construction, Welland, c. 1919-1920.
The ship was one of five made by the British American Shipbuilding Company (founded as a wartime effort) in Welland, and one of two made for the Government of Canada. [show more]
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| Stern of "Canadian Squatter" cargo ship in Welland Canal made by the British American Shipbuilding Company, c. 1919-1920 | "Canadian Squatter" cargo ship | Still image | c. 1919-1920 |
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Subject:"Canadian Squatter" cargo ship Type:Still image Date:c. 1919-1920 |
Description:Four black and white photographic prints showing the stern of the "Canadian Squatter" cargo ship in the Welland Canal, made by the British American Shipbuilding Company, c. 1919-1920.
The ship was one of five made by the British American Shipbuilding Company (founded as a wartime effort) in Welland, and one of two made for the Government of Canada. [show more]
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| Photograph of the mural "Canal Construction" by Bas Degroot, c. 1991 | "Canal Construction" mural | Still image | c. 1991 |
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Subject:"Canal Construction" mural Type:Still image Date:c. 1991 |
Description:Colour photograph of the mural "Canal Construction" by Bas Degroot, c. 1991.
Painted in 1988 by Bas Degroot of Winger, ON, at 140 King Street, 27' X 17'.
The subject is the construction of the Welland Canal By-Pass and the relationship between man and machinery. Bas used the baroque style of the Dutch Masters with dark and heavy colours contrasted with yellow.
Picture of mural and information from the book "A Festival of Canadian Art: Welland's Giant Outdoor Murals" by Jerry Gibb. [show more]
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| Photograph of the mural "Canal Digging" by Brian Romagnoli, c. 1991 | "Canal Digging" mural | Still image | c. 1991 |
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Subject:"Canal Digging" mural Type:Still image Date:c. 1991 |
Description:Colour photograph of the mural "Canal Digging" by Brian Romagnoli, c. 1991.
Painted in 1988 by Brian Romagnoli of Lincoln, ON, at 176 King Street (formerly Conlin Engineering building), 28' X 31'.
The mural places the viewers back in 1824 and portrays the three elements of canal building; man, horsepower, and machine power.
The mural was removed when the building was renovated and the painting was replaced with balconies. The owner provided the Welland Museum with a piece from the mural to keep in its archives.
Picture of mural and information from the book "A Festival of Canadian Art: Welland's Giant Outdoor Murals" by Jerry Gibb. [show more]
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| Photograph of the mural "Downtown Welland" by Phillip Woolf, c. 1991 | "Downtown Welland" mural | Still image | c. 1991 |
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Subject:"Downtown Welland" mural Type:Still image Date:c. 1991 |
Description:Colour photograph of the mural "Downtown Welland" by Phillip Woolf, c. 1991.
Painted in 1989 by Phillip Woolf of Toronto, ON, at 14 King Street, 60' X 14'.
This was the first of two murals illustrating commercial life in early Welland. It captures the interior of an early storefront as well as the pedestrian traffic at a street corner in the late 1800s.
Picture of mural and information from the book "A Festival of Canadian Art: Welland's Giant Outdoor Murals" by Jerry Gibb. [show more]
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