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Black and white photograph showing seated guests at the annual banquet of the Temple Club, c. 1912-1914. It was in the upstairs rooms of the Temple building on East Main Street. Mrs. Abe Jamieson did the catering.

Head table at back, from left to…

Two black and white photographs of a celebratory band playing in a parade on the corner of East Main and King Streets, as Welland is inaugurated a city, July 1, 1917.

Black and white photograph of the Old Boys Reunion parade in front of the old Registry Office at the corner of East Main Street and Hellems Avenue, Aug. 6-10, 1927.

Black and white photographic print of what appears to be naval officers and crew as part of a parade. In 1927 there was a Dominion Day event on July 1, and between August 6-10 there was an Old Boys Reunion; it is unclear which of the two events this…

Black and white photograph showing the Alexandra Bridge decorated for the Firemen's Convention, August 1-3, 1910. A pedestrian walk can be seen on the right, which was added to the bridge sometime between 1904 (when the bridge opened) and…

Black and white photographic print showing the Alexandra Bridge decorated for it's official opening in 1904, and pedestrians can be seen crossing.

Black and white photograph showing the Alexandra Bridge bedecked for the Old Boys Reunion, Aug 7-9, 1906.

Black and white photographic print of East Main Street bedecked for the Old Boys Reunion, c. 1906. Legible businesses include Dexter House, and City Livery Office.

Halftone reproduction of a black and white photograph of people packed along East Main Street in horse and buggies, taken from the bridge looking east, c. 1905.

The event is not noted with the photograph, but it could be related to the opening of…

Colour photographic print of a book launch celebration for "What's In A Name? : The Origins Of The Street Names For The City Of Welland," May 2005. From left to right: George Chipman; Dean Purdon; Ed Scott; Phyllis Hill; Peter Kormos; Edyth Phillips;…