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Colourized photographic postcard of East Main Street, undated but either 1940s or 1950s. Legible businesses include The Work Toggery, The Working Man's Clothing Store, Majestic Lunch, and S. W. Teagret(?) Cigar Store. The postcard was sent and…

Colourized photographic postcard of the Welland Canal and Bridge, c. 1950, view from Merritt Park.

Colourized photo postcard of Merritt Park and its bandstand, undated.

Colourized photographic postcard of East Main Street, undated.

Colourized photographic postcard of East Main Street, undated.

Black and white photographic print of a special page of The Welland Telegraph, from Jan 1, 1918. It lists A. Hendershot as the first Mayor of Welland, elected in 1878. Moses Betts, who was Reeve of Welland in the year of Confederation in 1867. M.…

Postcard of an aerial view of downtown Welland and a ship approaching the Main Street Bridge, c. 1972.

The text on the back reads: "1972. In the last year of operation, we see the Quebecois approaching the Main St. bridge. She is typical of the…

A report of Thomas Adams on survey of Welland's city conditions, August 5, 1921. For a biography of town planner Thomas Adams see this link.

Black and white photographic print of a Thorold Township tax levy, c. October 17, 1887. This tax receipt shows that Mr. Samuel Wells owes a total of two dollars and eighteen cents in property taxes, which must be paid by December 1, 1887 or the…

A history regarding the Town Bell of Welland, as published in the Guardian Express on November 17, 1984. It turned 100 years old on November 19, as it arrived in Welland on November 19, 1884.

The article was based off research compiled by Welland…