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Black and white photographic print showing East Main Street being paved for the first time, c. 1913-1914.

Halftone reproduction of a black and white photograph of people packed along East Main Street in horse and buggies, taken from the bridge looking east, c. 1905.

The event is not noted with the photograph, but it could be related to the opening of…

Black and white photographic print of East Main Street, undated. Legible businesses include D. McCaw & Son, and Goodwin Waite.

Black and white photographic print showing pedestrians, cars, and horse and buggies along East Main Street, undated. On the left is the Royal Bank of Canada.

Black and white photographic print of East Main Street with cars and pedestrians, c. 1916. Legible businesses include William J. Edgar and W. E. Wolfe.

Black and white photograph of an East Main Street street scene, undated, but trolley tracks and paving date it post-1914. Legible businesses include Willson Photo, L. A. Kinnear engineer, and Douglass drug store.

Black and white photographic print of North Main Street (now known as Niagara Street), looking north, c. 1916

Black and white photograph showing East Main St. Welland, c. January 1912, with the downtown streetcar system named the Niagara, Welland and Lake Erie Railway beginning its run on muddy, unpaved streets. Legible storefronts include Goodwin & Ross and…

Black and white photographic postcard of East Main Street, undated. Storefronts that are legible are A. J. Eiler merchant tailor, and Rexall drug store.

Black and white photographic print of horse and buggies on East Main Street, undated, possibly early 1900s.