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Black and white photographic print showing Lock 8 construction, Port Colborne, c. 1927-1932.

It is captioned 'Lock No. 8 is 1,380 feet long between the inner gates and is the longest lock in the world, equal to almost three city blocks. A ship…

Colour photographic print showing an aerial view of the entrance to the Welland Canal at Port Colborne, undated, but possibly the 1960s.

Colour photographic print showing an aerial view of the longest lock in the world, Lock 8 on the Welland Canal, Port Colborne, c. 1960s. The Robin Hood Flour plant can be seen in the top middle background.

Colour photographic print showing the two lift bridges on the Welland Canal at Port Colborne, c. 1960s. The bridge closest to the camera was Bridge 21, known as the Clarence Street Bridge which was for road traffic. Bridge 20 just behind it was for…

Two black and white photographic prints showing the Grand opening of the North Gates of Lock 8 on the Welland Canal, Port Colborne, Sept. 16, 1929. The ship is the "Meaford" of the Canada Steamship Lines.

Black and white photographic print of the Second Welland Canal Collectors Office house at Port Colborne, undated.

Black and white photograph showing grain carriers including the "Toiler" at Humberstone (Port Colborne), c. 1911

Two black and white photographs of the S. S. Northton which sunk near the west wall of the harbour at Port Colborne, Feb 8, 1939.

Black and white photograph showing repairs to West Docks at Port Colborne, with the sunken ship S. S. Northton seen in background, March 10, 1939.

Black and white postcard of the Third Welland Canal Bridge, Port Colborne, c. 1913. Captioned "Working at the Electric Wires, Port Colborne, Ont."