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Colour photograph of Welland railroad Bridge 15, a swing bridge, c. 1983. View to the northeast, near the corner of Ontario Road and Prince Charles Drive, and the Welland Hospital can be seen in the left background.

Colour photograph showing an old train trestle that's half taken apart or fallen apart on the Welland River, c. 1980. The old Welland County General Hospital can be seen in the background.

Newspaper clipping of a biography/interview with Jerome Alexander, president of the Ontario Ambulance Operators Association (OAOA). At age 33, Jerome Alexander was owner and operator of the Greater Welland Ambulance Service, and he discusses how he…

A newspaper biography on Wellander Carl Beccario. Beccario had a 37-year law career and retired at the age of 72. This article discusses Beccario's immigration from Italy to Canada as a boy, his education at Welland South School, and his career as a…

A newspaper article on Dr. Grant Black and his recognition as a specialist in anesthesia by becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. He introduced many anaesthetics to the Welland Hospital in the 1940s and 1950s. From the…

Colour slide of a photo of a colourized postcard of the Welland Hospital, c. 1910.

Black and white photograph of the Welland Health Unit at 120 King Street, July 1958. Formerly Dr. Cowper's house, it was to be moved shortly after this photo. Taken as part of the Welland Centennial celebrations.

Black and white photograph of the sod turning ceremony for the Welland County General Hospital on Third Street, July 1958. A billboard says "The Site of New Welland-Crowland Hospital." Mayor Armour McCrae is seen speaking. Taken as part of the…

Blak and white photograph of the first baby born in Welland's Centennial week, July 1958.

Obituary for Anna Mary Oram, Welland's first public health nurse and first woman councillor, from the January 8, 1968 edition of the Welland Tribune. She was Public Health Nurse from 1921-1945, and on Welland City Council from 1949-1952.

The…