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Colour photograph of the Welland Public Library Bookmobile parked at Chippawa Park, c. 1973.

The Welland Public Library Bookmobile was launched in July of 1973. It stopped at local seniors homes, day cares, schools, parks and churches. It carried…

Black and white photograph of Welland, north-west residential section (view looking north from river and First Avenue with Chippawa Park in centre), c. 1958.

Black and white photographic print of the Welland Industrial Home on First Avenue, c. 1930. It was a home for seniors and those who were destitute. The building was demolished in 1961 and replaced by the Sunset Home for the Aged, which itself was…