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Colour photograph of the mural "The Pond - New Year's Eve" by Ross Beard, c. 1991.

Painted in 1988 by Ross Beard of Welland, ON, at 188 East Main Street (former LCBO building), 34' X 10'.

Ross Beard's second mural shows the Welland Junction as…

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Colour photograph of the mural "Tugboats" by Stefan Bell, c. 1991.

Painted in 1988 by Stefan Bell of Ottawa, ON, at 77 East Main Street facing Cross Street, 37' X 16'.

The concept was to show the old boats of the waterways in their primary…

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Colour photograph of the mural "Welland Fair" by John Hood, c. 1991.

Painted in 1989 by John Hood of Toronto, ON, at 228 East Main Street (former Welland Tribune building), 60' X 12'.

Three scenes are featured of the Welland Fair. The first…

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Colour photograph of the mural "The Cordage Community" by Marsha Charlebois, c. 1991.

Painted in 1988 by Marsha Charlebois of Welland, ON, at 212 East Main Street, 46' X 10'.

It portrays the history of one of Welland's first industries, painted…

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Colour photograph of the mural "Working Women" by Ted Ziegler, c. 1991.

Painted in 1989 by Ted Ziegler of St. Catharines, ON, at 27 East Main Street (formerly Bingo Palace), 64' X 9'.

The Plymouth Cordage Company, the Empire Cotton Mill and…

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Colour photograph of the mural "Education" by Risto Turunen, c. 1991.

Painted in 1989 by Risto Turunen of Lambeth, ON, at 285 East Main Street (formerly YMCA building, facing Division Street), 59' X 20'.

This mural features the history of…

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Colour photograph of the mural "Triathlon" by Paul Elliott, c. 1991.

Painted in 1988 by Paul Elliott of Toronto, ON, at 285 East Main Street (formerly YMCA building), 3 panels at 327 square feet.

The Mike Burwell Memorial Triathlon, an annual…

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Colour photograph of the mural "Tell Me About the Olden Days" by Dan Sawatzky, c. 1991.

Painted in 1988 by Dan Sawatzky of Chemainus, BC, at 225 East Main Street, 50' X 20'.

The mural illustrates the arrival of immigrants in Welland about 1910,…

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Brief history of the law firm Raymond, Spencer, Law & MacInnes, from the booklet "Raymond, Spencer, Law & MacInnes, Founded 1835" published in 1952 by the law firm itself. The files contain 4 pages from the booklet, with 2 pages of text and 3…

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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…
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