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Three black and white photographs showing troop departures from the Michigan Central Station in Welland during World War 1, c. 1914-1918.

Scan of a copy of the first survey of the Welland Canal undertaken by Hiram Tibbet, an American engineer, May 1823.

Magazine article on the history of St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal, from the August 1881 edition of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.

Harper's was a New York City-based publication, and the article is 21 pages long, titled "Water Routes from…

Colour photograph of the new Welland County Bookmobile parked at the Welland County Library, c. 1960.

It would later be purchased by Welland Public Library and operated by that institution from 1972-1979, when they replaced it with another…

Five black and white photographs showing the Welland County bookmobile visiting the Stevensville Public Library, c. 1968. The last two photos show the interior of the recently renovated Stevensville Public Library.

Black and white photograph showing Welland County Librarians in a workshop at the Port Colborne Public Library, March 15, 1961.

Also included in the files is the newspaper article from the next days edition of the Welland Tribune about the event.

Five black and white photographs showing dignitaries posing in front of and inside the new Welland County Bookmobile, which went into service that day on January 20, 1960.

In the second photograph, from left to right: Librarian Eileen Hodgson,…

Two black and white photographs of the Welland County Library building at 650 South Pelham Road, c. 1957. It was built in 1954.

Black and white photograph of Welland County Library staff posing in front of the library building at 650 South Pelham Road, c. 1957.

From left to right: unidentified, Librarian Eileen Hodgson, and library assistant Lorraine Wilkins.

Black and white photograph showing Welland County Librarian Eileen Hodgson posing with children and other staff by the bookmobile, c. 1957.

Also included in the files is a promotional bookmark that features the same photo, along with the names of…