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Black and white photograph showing the Welland High School Cadet Corps posing in front of the school, c. 1916. The principal Herbert M. McCuaig is in the front row fifth from the left.

The book this comes from, "The History and Development of…

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Postcard showing soldiers marching off to war on East Main Street, c. 1915.

The text on the back reads: "Hundreds of local soldiers marching off to war, 1915. Photo taken from the roof of Ross Stores of soldiers marching up East Main Street.…

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Black and white slide of a postcard showing an American gun boat passing through the Welland Canal, c. 1915-1919.

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Black and white photograph of Canadian Officers of World War I, c. 1917-1918. R.B. Law of Welland, a lawyer, is seated in the front right. Photo likely taken in England, as the photo studio is Elliott & Fry of London.

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Black and white photograph of a marching band posed on the lawn in front of the Welland Public Library building, c. 1915-1919.

In 1915 the library moved into the old post office building on 20 South Main Street (now King Street). The photo was…

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Black and white photographic print showing the "War Weasel" cargo ship being launched in the Welland Canal, c. 1918.

The ship was one of five made by the British American Shipbuilding Company (founded as a wartime effort) in Welland, and one of…

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Black and white photographic print showing the "Canadian Otter" cargo ship under construction, Welland, c. 1919-1920.

The ship was one of five made by the British American Shipbuilding Company (founded as a wartime effort) in Welland, and one of…

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Two black and white photographic prints showing the "War Raccoon" cargo ship being launched in Welland Canal, c. 1919.

The ship was one of five made by the British American Shipbuilding Company (founded as a wartime effort) in Welland, and one of…

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Four black and white photographic prints showing the stern of the "Canadian Squatter" cargo ship in the Welland Canal, made by the British American Shipbuilding Company, c. 1919-1920.

The ship was one of five made by the British American…

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Black and white photograph of a side view of the Welland-Crowland War Memorial in Chippawa Park, undated. The statue was unveiled on on September 4, 1939.
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