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• Artist's sketch of the proposed bridge and water wheel intended to cross the Niagara River

  The proposed bridge and water wheel were the idea of Alonzo Mather "One of his more spectacular ideas concerned the Niagara River. Late in the 19th century, Mather had an idea about building a bridge with great water wheels underneath to supply power to surrounding areas. This was before Niagara Falls was harnessed to provide electric power. Because of opposition in the U.S. Congress, Mather wasn't able to build the bridge he wanted. But in 1927, the Peace Bridge was dedicated to him at almost the exact spot Mather had in mind." from the website Matherlifeways.com ; Mather LifeWays is a not-for-profit organization originally established in 1941 as The Mather Foundation by Alonzo Mather, a humanitarian, philanthropist, and patron of the arts who created a home for "ladies of refinement" who lost their incomes when their husbands passed away ;
• Architect's model of the proposed American terminal at the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  CO-319
• Architect's drawing of the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  CO-317
• Architects drawing of the bridge abutments for the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Architect listed as Aymar Embury III
• Rainbow Bridge warehouse storage at the Canadian terminal

  CO-313
• Rainbow Bridge Customs entrance and exit to the QEW

  Traffic circle (roundabout) centre ;
• Newly constructed Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls seen from south east River Road

  Niagara Falls NY in background
• American and Horseshoe Falls seen through the arches of the newly constructed Rainbow Bridge

  Photograph taken from a motor launch in the Niagara River ;
• Completed Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls seen from the north on the Canadian side of the border

  Niagara River in foreground ; American Falls centre background ; note that only half of the bridge has been painted ;
• Completed span of the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls - canopy construction for the Canadian terminal in foreground

  Niagara Falls NY in background and the Niagara River in foreground
• Completed Rainbow Bridge viewed from the Brock Hotel Niagara Falls

  Niagara Falls NY in background and the Niagara River in foreground
• Steel workers on the span of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls during construction

  CO-305
• Steel worker standing on a bridge span during construction of the Rainbow Bridge

  CO-304
• Steel workers riveting a span during construction of the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Horseshoe Falls in background ;
• Steel worker standing on a bridge span during construction of the Rainbow Bridge

  CO-302
• Construction of the plaza and the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  The remains of the abutment of the collapsed Honeymoon Bridge can be seen to the left of the new structure ;
• Construction of the plaza and the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  The remains of the abutment of the collapsed Honeymoon Bridge can be seen to the left of the new structure ;
• Span of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls during construction

  CO-299
• Spans being placed during construction of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  CO-288
• Spans being lifted into place during construction of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  CO-297
• Spans being lifted into place during construction of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  CO-295
• Section of a span being placed during construction of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  CO-294
• Construction of the new Rainbow Bridge and adjoining plaza at Niagara Falls

  CO-293
• Construction of the new Rainbow Bridge - steel spans being placed

  In background L-R American and Horseshoe Falls and the Ontario Power Generating Station
• Construction of the new Rainbow Bridge - steel spans being placed

  American and Horseshoe Falls in background
• Construction of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls - grillage and strew backs

  CO-285
• Construction of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls looking north and showing the abutments

  the four large smokestacks in the extreme background to the right belong to the Aluminum Company of America , formerly known as the Pittsburg Reduction Company ;
• Section of the grillage being placed during construction of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Horseshoe Falls in background
• Construction of the back tower and the plaza abutments of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Right side of image has been cropped due to extreme damage
• Construction of the plaza abutments for the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  CO-281
• Construction begins on the back tower of the new Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Damage in upper right corner
• Proposed Rainbow Bridge over the Niagara River

  The proposed bridge span has been superimposed onto a photograph of the Niagara River
• Pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 58 ;
• Walled walkway leading to the pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 57 ;
• Fountain at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 56 ;
• Fountain and pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 55 ;
• Steps leading to Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 54 ;
• Walled walkway leading to the pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 51 ;
• Steps to Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 50 ;
• Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  Gabled building in background (right) is the Fox Head Hotel
• Pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  Canadian Community Plate (Oneida) sign in background ;
• Seating area at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 47 ;
• Seating area at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls, American Falls in background

  OG - 46 ;
• Walled walkway leading to the pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 45 ;
• Swans at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 43 ;
• Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 44 ;
• Fountain at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 42 ;
• American Falls seen from inside the pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 41 ;
• Pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -40 ;
• Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -39 ;
• Fountain and pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -38 ;
• American Falls seen from inside the pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 33 ;
• American Falls seen from inside the pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 32 ;
• Seating area at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls, Rainbow Bridge in background

  OG - 30 ;
• Wrought iron gates at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG - 30 ;
• Fountain and pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -28 ;
• Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -27 ;
• Steps to Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -29 ;
• Steps to Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -26 ;
• View of Horseshoe Falls from Oakes Garden Theatre at Niagara Falls

  Niagara Parkway running paralell to the Gardens
• Sailor and woman viewing the Horseshoe falls from Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -23 ;
• Fountain at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -23 ;
• Oakes Garden Theatre with Rainbow Bridge in the background

  OG -22 ;
• Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -20 ;
• Strolling in Oakes Garden Theatre at Niagara Falls

  In background L-R: Canadian Community Plate (Oneida) building in background ; General Brock Hotel ; Carillon Tower (right) ;
• Pergola at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -15 ;
• Swans at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -13 ;
• Swans at Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  OG -14 ;
• Swans by the bridge in Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  Canadian Community Plate (Oneida) building in background ;
• Oakes Garden Theatre in Summer seen from the Rainbow Bridge

  OG -8 ;
• Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls in Summer

  OG -7 ;
• Strolling in Oakes Garden Theatre at Niagara Falls

  General Brock Hotel (background top left) ;
• Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls

  Oneida Community Plate factory (background left) ; General Brock Hotel (background top right) ;
• Oakes Garden Theatre, Memorial Arch and the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  The four square smokestacks visible to the right of the Memorial Arch belong to the Aluminum Company of America, formerly the Pittsburg Reduction Company.
• Oakes Garden Theatre, Carillon Tower, Memorial Arch and the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  The three square smokestacks visible to the right of the Memorial Arch belong to the Aluminum Company of America, formerly the Pittsburg Reduction Company.
• Oakes Garden Theatre seen from the General Brock Hotel

  Horseshoe Falls (background centre) ; American Falls (left) ; Memorial Arch (centre left) ; Niagara Parkway running parallel to Niagara River ;
• Maxim T Gray of Haley Gray Engineers

  M 135.2
• Maxim T Gray of Haley Gray Engineers

  M 135.2
• Commissioners of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission in Oakes Garden Theatre

  Commissioners included: Ross Hartstone ; Fred H Krull ; the Honourable T B McQuesten, Ralph Hockstetter ; C Ellison Kaumeyer ; Archie J Haines ; William Alban Cannon ; Samuel Johnson
• Bedroom at the Carillon Tower at the Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  M 135
• Bedroom at the Carillon Tower at the Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  M 134
• Bedroom at the Carillon Tower at the Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

  M 133
• Lounge area and kitchenette in the Carillon Tower at the Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  M 132
• Board room located in the Carillon Tower at the Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  M 131
• Board room located in the Carillon Tower at the Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  M 130
• Service room at the Canadian Terminal at the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  M 128
• Office of Maintenance Superintendent Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  M 128
• Service and maintenance areas of the Canadian Terminal at the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  M 127
• Administration offices at the Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  M 126
• General Manager's secretary's office at the Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  M 125
• General Manager's office at the Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  M 124
• General Manager's office at the Canadian Terminal of the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls

  M 123
• United States Customs and Immigration Terminal at the Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls - administrative and Public Relations employees

  M 117 ; possibly C E Kaumeyer, J R Scott, A W Allen, A G Rupp, M Stuckey ;
• Unidenitfied employee or Commissioner of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission

  M 115 ; the album index does not include name
• Maxim T Gray of Haley & Gray Engineers

  M 113 ; index lists Haggy & Gray ; it is believed that Haley if the correct form
• Mr Durfree engineer in charge of construction Rainbow Bridge Terminal

  M 111
• Shortridge Hardesty of Waddell & Hardesty

  M 110
• C Ellison Kaumeyer General Manager and Secretary Treasurer of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission

  M 109 - Kaumeyer was also a former Commissioner of the Bridge Commission
• J C Scott Maintenance Suprintendent at Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge Terminal

  M 114
• Member of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Fred H Knell [sic] Krull

  M 107 ; other entries spell the last name as Krull ;