Photograph of the mural "Welland Dairies" by Mike Svob, c. 1991

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Title

Photograph of the mural "Welland Dairies" by Mike Svob, c. 1991

Subject

"Welland Dairies" mural

Description

Colour photograph of the mural "Welland Dairies" by Mike Svob, c. 1991.

Painted in 1990 by Mike Svob of Coquitlam, BC, at 871 Niagara Street (formerly Family Robbins Restaurant), 48' X 10'.

It shows three aspects of the local dairy industry. The first scene shows a Mr. Beckon peddling bulk milk from his horse-drawn wagon between 1910-1920. The second shows a school tour of the Elmview milk bottling plant around 1960. The last shows one of the last horse-drawn milks wagons from the early 1960s.

Picture of mural and information from the book "A Festival of Canadian Art: Welland's Giant Outdoor Murals" by Jerry Gibb.

Creator

Photography by Thies Bogner

Source

Welland Public Library Local History Collection

Publisher

Promote Welland Task Force

Date

c. 1991

Rights

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Format

Colour photograph

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

LHC 759.11338 Wel - "A Festival of Canadian Art"

Coverage

Welland

Files

IMG_20240605_0015 1.jpg

Citation

Photography by Thies Bogner, “Photograph of the mural "Welland Dairies" by Mike Svob, c. 1991,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed December 24, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/10969.

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