A glimpse of the Old Welland Canal showing home of Lt Col [Lieutenant Colonel] Leonard on right St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

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Title
A glimpse of the Old Welland Canal showing home of Lt Col [Lieutenant Colonel] Leonard on right St Catharines Ont [Ontario]
Description
The canal is in the lower half of the image ; a flag pole flying the Union Jack (possibly) is on the right in front of Lieutenant Colonel Reuben Wells Leonard's house ; a small house is the distant background (centre) ;
en-CA Reuben Wells Leonard was a multi-faceted person ; he was an engineer, teacher, railroad engineer and philanthropist among others ; the home he built on the banks of the Old Welland Ship Canal was named Springbank ;
Identifier
http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=301239
Type
Still Image
Medium
Colour postcard
Extent
13.85 x 8.80 cm
Is Part Of
Francis J. Petrie Collection
Postcard Collection
Subject
Welland Ship Canal
St. Catharines (Ont.)
Publisher
F H Leslie Limited Niagara Falls ; made in the USA ; R-68489
Spatial Coverage
Canada - Ontario
Source
Niagara Falls (Ont) Public Library
number
D423212
Format
Colour postcard
Date Created
2008-11-06
Date Modified
2008-11-06
Item sets
Historical Images Item Set
Postcard Collection
Francis J. Petrie Collection
Media
A glimpse of the Old Welland Canal showing home of Lt Col Lieutenant Colonel Leonard on right St Catharines Ont Ontario