Prime Minister John Diefenbaker campaigns in Welland, March 21, 1958

Prime Minister John Diefenbaker campaigns in Welland, March 21, 1958

John Diefenbaker

Black and white photograph showing Prime Minister John Diefenbaker arriving in Welland to campaign for the areas three Progressive Conservative candidates: Allan Pietz in the Welland riding, John Smith in Lincoln, and Bob Hamilton in Niagara Falls. T.N. Morrison, from whose personal collection this photo comes from, can be seen on the left looking backwards.

Also included in the files is a microfilm copy of the next days article from the March 22, 1958 edition of the Welland Tribune. It discusses Diefenbaker's visit and his remarks about Welland mayor Armour McCrae.

The 1958 federal election took place on March 31, 1958, and transformed Diefenbaker's minority government into the largest majority in Canadian history, winning 208 seats to the Liberals 48. However, in Niagara only Lincoln voted for the PC's, as Welland and Niagara Falls voted in the Liberal candidates.

Tenszen/Welland Tribune

Welland Public Library Photo Collection/Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection

1958/03/21-22

Tenszen/Welland Tribune

Black and white photograph/Microfilm

English

Still image/Text

Storage - T.N. Morrison Folder 3 and Microfilm cabinet - 071.1338 WEL Tri #156

Welland