Browse Items (30 total)

IMG_20230726_0001.jpg
Black and white photograph showing the "Western Ontario Sports Writers Association" annual dinner in Toronto, c. 1940.

T.N. Morrison, at this point a sports editor for the Welland Tribune (later managing editor from 1952-1972), is standing on the…

IMG_20230817_0001.jpg
Two black and white photos showing famous jockey Avelino Gomez reminding us of the Fort Erie Race Track opening date on April 8, January 26, 1961. The gathering was the annual Sports Celebrities dinner in Toronto and he visited the Welland party…

IMG_20230801_0001.jpg
Black and white photograph showing Art Ross, the general manager of the Boston Bruins on the left, joking with Rex Stimers, radio voice of the St. Catharines Teepees junior hockey team. T.N. Morrison, from whose personal collection this photo comes…

IMG_20230930_0001.jpg
Black and white photograph showing construction of the Niagara Street (formerly known as North Main Street) Bridge, Welland, April 18, 1932.

The Niagara Street Bridge would officially open on April 21, 1932 as part of the Welland Day…

IMG_20230810_0003.jpg
Black and white photograph showing Ed Runge (left) and T.N. Morrison after last game, c. 1940. Runge, who spent part of his life in St. Catharines, would later be known for being an American League umpire from 1954 to 1970. Also in the background is…

IMG_20230808_0002.jpg
Black and white photograph showing a group of women at Niagara Falls, dressed possibly for a Cave of the Winds or Maid of the Mist tour. From T.N. Morrisons personal collection, but any context or relation with the group is not known. February…

IMG_20230809_0002.jpg
Black and white photograph showing friends and family of Henry Foster surrounding his portrait at his newly dedicated room at the Welland Club. Also included is a clipping of the article about the event in the Welland Tribune. From the September 15,…

20230809115220926_0001.jpg
Newspaper clipping of Henry Foster's obituary, from the January 2, 1976 edition of the Welland Tribune. It details his career and includes quotes from friends and industry leaders.

IMG_20230726_0001.jpg
Black and white photograph showing Humphrey Mitchell, who was the Member of Parliament for Welland from 1942-1950, getting on a Department of Transport plane, c. late 1940s. St. Catharines judge Thomas J. Darby is in the middle with the light hat.…

IMG_20230726_0001.jpg
Black and white photograph showing Liberace being interviewed by T.N. Morrison, editor of the Welland Tribune, on July 8, 1969. Liberace performed that night at Melody Fair in North Tonawanda, NY.

Also included in the files are a microfilm copy of…
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2