Postcard showing a ship "Climbing the mountain" on the Welland Canal at Thorold

Postcard showing a ship "Climbing the mountain" on the Welland Canal at Thorold

Twin flight locks at Thorold

Colour photographic postcard showing a ship "Climbing the mountain" on the twin flight locks on the Welland Canal at Thorold, c. 1960s-1970s. Txt on the back of the postcard reads: 'Locks 4, 5, 6 at Thorold, Ontario: The St. Lawrence Seaway in the broadest sense, is a huge water-way extending 2,300 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the head of the Great Lakes in the heart of North America. The photo shows the lake vessel FORT YORK out of Montreal entering Lock 4 on its way up the mountain and showing another vessel in Lock 5 and another further up in Lock 6. This is the only series of flight locks on the Welland Canal section.'

H. R. Oakman; John Hinde Ltd.

Welland Public Library Photo Collection

c. 1960s-1970s

H. R. Oakman; John Hinde Ltd.

Colour photographic postcard

English

Still image

Storage - Welland Canal Binder #2 – Locks – WELD-loc-0011

Thorold