Browse Items (4163 total)
Sort by:
Blasting rock while constructing the fourth Welland Canal, c. 1920
Black and white halftone photograph of rock being blasted while constructing the fourth Welland Canal, c. 1920. From the booklet "Welland Ship Canal (Under Construction)" by the Department of Railways and Canals.
"Source Books for a Study of the History of Welland County" by Louis Blake Duff, February 1, 1943
Scanned copy of the short booklet titled "Source Books for a Study of the History of Welland County" by Louis Blake Duff, February 1, 1943.
Louis Blake Duff (1878-1959) was the prominent scholar and historian for Welland. This booklet was owned by…
Louis Blake Duff (1878-1959) was the prominent scholar and historian for Welland. This booklet was owned by…
"Thorold Parish Centennial 1813-1913"
Scanned copy of the 25-page booklet titled "Thorold Parish Centennial 1813-1913."
It contains a short history of the church community in Thorold from 1813 to 1913 and includes illustrations and photographs of prominent members of the…
It contains a short history of the church community in Thorold from 1813 to 1913 and includes illustrations and photographs of prominent members of the…
"The Centenary of the Welland Canal" by Ernest Alexander Cruikshank, November 1924
Complete scanned copy of the 35-page booklet titled "The Centenary of the Welland Canal" by Ernest Alexander Cruikshank, published in November 1924 by the Tribune-Telegraph Press.
It celebrates and examines the origin of the first Welland Canal…
It celebrates and examines the origin of the first Welland Canal…
Troop departures from the Michigan Central Station in Welland during World War 1, c. 1914-1918
Three black and white photographs showing troop departures from the Michigan Central Station in Welland during World War 1, c. 1914-1918.
First survey of the Welland Canal by Hiram Tibbet, May 1823
Scan of a copy of the first survey of the Welland Canal undertaken by Hiram Tibbet, an American engineer, May 1823.
Magazine article on history of St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal, from the August 1881 edition of Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Magazine article on the history of St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal, from the August 1881 edition of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
Harper's was a New York City-based publication, and the article is 21 pages long, titled "Water Routes from…
Harper's was a New York City-based publication, and the article is 21 pages long, titled "Water Routes from…
New Welland County Bookmobile parked at Welland County Library, c. 1960
Colour photograph of the new Welland County Bookmobile parked at the Welland County Library, c. 1960.
It would later be purchased by Welland Public Library and operated by that institution from 1972-1979, when they replaced it with another…
It would later be purchased by Welland Public Library and operated by that institution from 1972-1979, when they replaced it with another…
Welland County bookmobile visits Stevensville Public Library, c. 1968
Five black and white photographs showing the Welland County bookmobile visiting the Stevensville Public Library, c. 1968. The last two photos show the interior of the recently renovated Stevensville Public Library.
Welland County Librarians in workshop at Port Colborne Public Library, March 15, 1961
Black and white photograph showing Welland County Librarians in a workshop at the Port Colborne Public Library, March 15, 1961.
Also included in the files is the newspaper article from the next days edition of the Welland Tribune about the event.
Also included in the files is the newspaper article from the next days edition of the Welland Tribune about the event.