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Main Street Bridge lifted to allow ship to pass on Welland Canal, summer 1956
Halftone reproduction of a black and white photograph of the Main Street Bridge lifted to allow a ship to pass on the Welland Canal, summer 1956. Photo looking north-west from Merritt Park.
Main Street Bridge in its twilight year, c. 1971
Colour photographic print showing a ship going under the Main Street Bridge in its twilight year operating on the Welland Canal, c. 1971. The name of the ship is Black Bay and it was of the Canada Steamship Lines.
Main Street Bridge illustration by David Low
Black and white reproduction of an illustration by David Low. Shows the Main Street Bridge over the Canal, c. 1960. The second image is a slide of the same picture with the words 'Welland Ontario' added.
Looking South from the Aqueduct
Black and white photographic print of a View of South Main Street and Aqueduct Street looking south, and a swing bridge at Division Street over the Third Canal (before the Alexandra Bridge was built) c. 1902.
Looking south down Welland Canal from top of Main Street Bridge, c. 1958
Black and white photograph looking south down the Welland Canal from the top of the Main Street Bridge as two ships approach, c. 1958. King Street can be seen on the left, with Merritt Park to its right, and the Welland Club building just above the…
Lock and bridge on Second Welland Canal, St. Catharines, c. 1957
Three black and white photographs of a lock and bridge on Second Welland Canal, St. Catharines, c. 1957
Lincoln Street vertical lift bridge under construction, c. 1927
Black and white photographic print of the Lincoln Street vertical lift bridge (Bridge 14) under construction, c. 1927. It was later removed in the 1980s and replaced by the four-lane fixed bridge.
Lincoln Street Bridge in lifted position as freighter passes underneath, c. 1934
Black and white photographic print showing the Lincoln Street Bridge in the lifted position as a freighter passes underneath along the Welland Canal, c. 1934.
Lift bridges at Port Colborne, c. 1960s
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…
Finally raise big engine from canal depths
An article from the August 15, 1929 edition of the Welland Tribune about a crashed train engine finally being removed from the Welland Canal the day before on August 14. The crash had happened on June 28, and it took multiple attempts to remove it.