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Newspaper article from Guardian Express about Ross Beard's mural on the LCBO, with a photo of William Stevenett and his wife admiring it. Stevenett was the last station master at the depot, the subject of the painting.

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Colour photographic postcard of an aerial view of Port Colborne, c. 1960s.

The back text reads "The terminal point at the Lake Erie end of the Welland Canal Section of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which in the broadest sense is a huge waterway…

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Colour photographic postcard showing a ship "Climbing the mountain" on the twin flight locks on the Welland Canal at Thorold, c. 1960s-1970s. Txt on the back of the postcard reads: 'Locks 4, 5, 6 at Thorold, Ontario: The St. Lawrence Seaway in the…

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Scanned document concerning the genealogical history of the Sidey family of Welland. It was written by Harold Sidey in 1974 and 1975. The Sidey family is most notable for owning and operating the Welland Tribune from 1865-1920.

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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…

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Newspaper clipping relating a brief history of the Buchner family of Crowland Township, one of the earliest settling families of the area, from the July 19, 1958 edition of the Welland Tribune.

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Black and white photographic print of the Welland Citizen's Band, c. 1938, posing in front of a building.

Back row, left to right: E. Day; W. Egglestone; L. Hornby; S. Kotis; H. Wheatley; T. Marsh, F. Garner Secretary; J. Sykes. Fourth row, left…

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Scan of a copy of the first survey of the Welland Canal undertaken by Hiram Tibbet, an American engineer, May 1823.

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Reproduction of a brochure of the International Traction Company's Interurban Lines, c. 1902-1924. The company was formed in Buffalo in 1902 and merged various interurban and street railways.

The image on the brochure features an illustrated…

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Colour slide showing a rose-themed float at the Rose Parade, summer 1964.

The photo was taken in front of the old library on King Street looking north.
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