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Black and white photographic print of the Pumping Station on Merritt Island, c. 1920. It was completed in 1912 and had an addition built in 1920, and it was Welland's second pumping station.

Black and white photographic print of the Pumping Station on Merritt Island, c. 1920. It was completed in 1912 and had an addition built in 1920, and it was Welland's second pumping station.

Original illustration in black ink of the Welland Water Works Pumping Station, which operated on the Welland River near West Main Street between 1888 and 1915. Illustration undated.

Black and white photographic print of a picture of the Welland Electric Light Plant c. 1906, with an article describing its inception. It was located on West Main Street in the area of the old Welland High School.

Black and white photographic print of a picture of the Welland Water Works c. 1906, with an article describing its operating abilities. It was the first pumping station in Welland and it was located on West Main Street in the area of the old Welland…

Black and white photograph showing Welland's Water Works Pumping Station and Electric Light Plant, as seen from the Welland River, c. 1913. Two people are seen paddling in a canoe on the left.

A brief history of the telephone in Welland, from 1877-1958. It was written by Bell Telephone Company's then-Public Relations Officer (for the Welland branch on Division Street) Jack Haskett.

The second file is a newspaper clipping from the…

Newspaper clipping about the early days of the telephone in Welland, written by George Sawle, as published in the Welland Tribune on February 23, 1957. Sawle includes personal reminisces in his history.