Photograph of the mural "Tell Me About the Olden Days" by Dan Sawatzky, c. 1991

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Title

Photograph of the mural "Tell Me About the Olden Days" by Dan Sawatzky, c. 1991

Subject

"Tell Me About the Olden Days" mural

Description

Colour photograph of the mural "Tell Me About the Olden Days" by Dan Sawatzky, c. 1991.

Painted in 1988 by Dan Sawatzky of Chemainus, BC, at 225 East Main Street, 50' X 20'.

The mural illustrates the arrival of immigrants in Welland about 1910, with a grandfather telling his grandson what is was like being an immigrant in southern Ontario.

The mural was originally painted on the old Firestone building on East Main in 1988, but shortly after the building was purchased by the Atlas and Civic Employees' Credit Union who then wanted to reconstruct and refurbish the building. The mural was moved at great effort and expense, due to a fundraising initiative by the Welland Festival of Arts. Shoalts Construction performed the move, as seen in the bottom two files, to a parking lot on 225 East Main that they owned. It is now a free standing wall not affixed to a building.

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_0024.jpg
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Citation

Photography by Thies Bogner, “Photograph of the mural "Tell Me About the Olden Days" by Dan Sawatzky, c. 1991,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed November 21, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/10976.

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