Postcard showing a ship on Welland Canal passing by Union Carbide and Page Hersey plants, c. 1940
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Title
Postcard showing a ship on Welland Canal passing by Union Carbide and Page Hersey plants, c. 1940
Subject
Ship, Welland Canal, and industrial plants
Description
Postcard showing a ship on Welland Canal passing by Union Carbide and Page Hersey plants, c. 1940.
The text on the back reads: ""Where rail and water meet", circa 1940. This photo from the top of the Broadway Bridge shows a great lakes ship passing the Welland South Dock with the view of Union Carbide and Page Hersey in full production. Note the boxcars sitting on the dock waiting for future cargo."
This is postcard 12 of 13 from "Welland's 150th anniversary postcard collection, 1858-2008."
Image sourced from the Thies Bogner Collection.
The text on the back reads: ""Where rail and water meet", circa 1940. This photo from the top of the Broadway Bridge shows a great lakes ship passing the Welland South Dock with the view of Union Carbide and Page Hersey in full production. Note the boxcars sitting on the dock waiting for future cargo."
This is postcard 12 of 13 from "Welland's 150th anniversary postcard collection, 1858-2008."
Image sourced from the Thies Bogner Collection.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Welland Public Library Rare Books
Publisher
150th Anniversary Heritage Committee and Thies Bogner
Date
c. 1940
Rights
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Format
Black and white photographic postcard
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
LHC-RARE 971.338 Wel - "Welland's 150th anniversary postcard collection, 1858-2008"
Coverage
Welland
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Postcard showing a ship on Welland Canal passing by Union Carbide and Page Hersey plants, c. 1940,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed April 28, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/10497.