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Table Rock House and entrance to the Scenic Tunnels Leslie Collection -
Horse and carriage in Niagara-On-The-Lake people, horses, wagons, rides, guided tours, -
Wale's River Rest, Cabins, Restaurant and Sunoco Gas Niagara Boulevard, between Fort Erie and niagara Falls -
Wale's River Rest, Cabins, Restaurant and Sunoco Gas Niagara Boulevard, between Fort Erie and niagara Falls -
Mowat Gate the entrance to Queen Victoria Park, Horseshoe Falls in background In Library and Archives Canada/Canada. Patent & Copyright Office Collection ; C-020721 ; ACCNUM: 1966-094 ; negative information contact Library and Archives Canada ; -
Cars parked beside Horseshoe Falls In Library and Archives Canada/Canada. Dept. of Mines & Technical Surveys Collection ; PA-014151 ; ACCNUM: 1965-040 ; negative information contact Library and Archives Canada ; -
Table Rock House Niagara Falls in winter - view of the rear of the building In Library and Archives Canada/John Boyd Collection ; PA-086987 ; ACCNUM: 1971-120 ; negative information contact Library and Archives Canada ; -
Table Rock House Niagara Falls in winter In Library and Archives Canada/John Boyd Collection ; PA-086988 ; ACCNUM: 1971-120 ; negative information contact Library and Archives Canada ; -
Unknown group at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls In Library and Archives Canada/Henry Joseph Woodside ; PA-016675 ; ACCNUM: 1967-025 ; negative information contact Library and Archives Canada ; -
Mowat Gate the entrance to Queen Victoria Park, Horseshoe Falls in background In Library and Archives Canada/John Boyd ; PA-084011 ; ACCNUM: 1971-120; negative information contact Library and Archives Canada ; -
Mr & Mrs Davidson at Niagara Falls, American Falls in background In Library and Archives Canada/Topley Studio Fonds ; PA-025734 ; ACCNUM: 1936-270 ; negative information contact Library and Archives Canada ; -
Unknown group near Table Rock, American Falls in background circa 1852 - 1865 In Library and Archives Canada/Neikrug Galleries Collection ; C-077893 ; ACCNUM: 1975-082 ; negative information contact Library and Archives Canada ; -
Swimmers at Dufferin Islands BATHERS -
An electric streetcar in front of Walter's Drugstore and the Canadian Bank of Commerce Bank left ; Drugstore 2nd from left ; -
Snack Bar and Variety Store on the Corner of Lundy's Lane & Drummond Road Demolished to make way for and Esso station, later Suny's. Now the site of gas bar & Tim Horton's. -
Rice Cresent, One Block East of Victoria Avenue, on Jepson Street The young people in this photo are coming from NFCVI - Rice Cresent ran between Jepson and Ryerson Cresent and connected with a lane which ran between two houses and brought them to the Northern end of NFCVI. This lane was closed in the seventies and the students no longer travel Rice Cresent -
Merritton's Factories and mills by the Old Welland Canal at Twelve Mile Creek amalgamate, St. Catharines, buildings, housing, houses, residential -
Factories and mills by the Old Welland Canal at Twelve Mile Creek St. Catharines, water, buildings -
Riordan Paper Mill and the Independent Rubber Company beside the Old Welland Canal in Merritton St. Catharines, Twelve Mile Creek, water, buildings -
Old Welland Canal, the Riordan Paper Mill and the Independent Rubber Company in Merritton Merritton, prior to amalgamating with St. Catharines, extended up to & included a portion of the Twelve Mile Creek ; -
Central Public School Merritton Canada Green tone -
CN Railway Station at Bridge St and Erie Street Niagara Falls CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY STREET -
Various Factories and Mills by Twelve Mile Creek, in St. Catharines, Ont. hydro poles tallest world Merritton amalgamate -
South-east side of St. Paul Street and Queen Street St. Catharines Harold R. Steele men's Wear Roman Style Shoes Woolens Mazur's Billiards Star Cleaners Laundry -
Grand Central Hotel and the Central Firehall in St Catharines horse carriage wagon -
McNulty & King Water and Beverage Wagon in St. Catharines agents mack mineral ginger horse cart carriage -
Old Welland Canal and the New Steel Bridge from Glenridge Avenue in St. Catharines buildings, street, water, -
The "Ridge Home for Tourists" located on Highway # 3 in Ridgeway proprietor: Mrs. N. R. House, Marshall and Simmons Spring filled Mattresses -
City of Niagara Falls MacBain Community Centre ground breaking ceremony CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY CENTRE LIBRARY NEW MONTROSE MACLEOD ROAD RD gary pillitteri dr doctor ian brown alderman victor pietrangelo -
City of Niagara Falls MacBain Community Centre ground breaking ceremony CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY CENTRE LIBRARY NEW MONTROSE MACLEOD ROAD RD adele kon janet st amand ymca parks recreation culture julia corrigan brown -
City of Niagara Falls MacBain Community Centre construction - aerial view of site and construction CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY CENTRE LIBRARY NEW MONTROSE MACLEOD ROAD RD -
The souvenir store and streetcar station at Queenston Heights railway station -
Queenston Docks and the Canada Steam Ship dock 10" x 8" Heritage Foundation -
Aerial view of the International Control Dam and the Toronto Power Plant Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation -
Grain Elevator at far left and the Empress of India docked in Port Dalhousie harbour Grain Elevator built 1853 and destroyed by fire in December of 1910 ; -
Court House and Gaol Plaque Erceted in 1950's; Plaque to 1817 Niagara Distict Court House and Gaol - Rye and Cottage Street Niagara-on-the-Lake -
Lower Niagara River and Whirlpool Rapids, Lower Arch Bridge in the background Photograph from a stereographic image -
Whirlpool Rapids and the Niagara Gorge Photograph of a Stereographic Image -
Whirlpool Rapids and the Niagara Gorge Photograph of a stereographic image -
Unveiling of cairn for Indian Ossuary and Maitland Estate at St David's Hill Negative available -
Table Rock House and the annex - rear view Negative available -
Rainbow Gardens and Carillon Tower, Hotel Sheraton Brock to left of picture Negative available -
Oakes Garden Theatre - rock garden and pond Negative available -
Rainbow Gardens and Carillon Tower - Rainbow Bridge in background Negative available -
School children on Bridge Street awaiting the visit of the Prince of Wales Location is Zimmerman Avenue between Park and Bridge Streets ; Imperial Bank of Canada and H K Rahling Tailor's shop both in background ; note train in extreme background ; -
2922 St Paul Ave - James Oswald House BREWERY OWNER -
2922 St Paul Ave - James Oswald House BREWERY OWNER -
4891 Portage Rd - John Thompson Estate The house was built around 1825 by John Thompson, on his farm which extended to Stanley Avenue. He was the youngest child of Joan and Jeanet (Jeanette?) Thompson who settled at the Whirlpool in 1785. Interesting features of this stone house include walls that are 3 feet thick, 28 foot hand hewn beams and walnut stair railings ; -
4891 Portage Rd - John Thompson Estate - side view The house was built around 1825 by John Thompson, on his farm which extended to Stanley Avenue. He was the youngest child of Joan and Jeanet (Jeanette?)Thompson who settled at the Whirlpool in 1785. Interesting features of this stone house include walls that are 3 feet thick, 28 foot hand hewn beams and walnut stair railings ; -
4891 Portage Rd - John Thompson Estate - side view The house was built around 1825 by John Thompson, on his farm which extended to Stanley Avenue. He was the youngest child of Joan and Jeanet (Jeanette?)Thompson who settled at the Whirlpool in 1785. Interesting features of this stone house include walls that are 3 feet thick, 28 foot hand hewn beams and walnut stair railings ; -
4891 Portage Rd - John Thompson Estate The house was built around 1825 by John Thompson, on his farm which extended to Stanley Avenue. He was the youngest child of Joan and Jeanet (Jeanette?)Thompson who settled at the Whirlpool in 1785. Interesting features of this stone house include walls that are 3 feet thick, 28 foot hand hewn beams and walnut stair railings ; -
Annie Edson Taylor and her Falls barrel Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; research by George Seibel artistic recreation by Rob Kirley based on a photograph in "The Niagara Daredevils" by Karl S Brong ; signed and dated by the artist on the reverse ; -
Horseshoe Falls, Clifton Gate and partial view Oakes Garden Theatre Niagara Falls Canada Horseshoe Falls in background, Clifton Incline Railway and Maid of the Mist ticket office and store bottom left, Clifton Gate [Memorial Arch] centre, Oakes Garden Theatre (right), Queen Victoria Park in distance, Niagara Parkway ; -
School of Morrison Street United Church Niagara Falls Canada Printed in Leipzig Saxony -
Aero Cable Car and Great Whirlpool Niagara Falls Canada Track of the Great Gorge Trip visible bottom right ; -
Maude Willard and her Rapids Barrel Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; from a photograph published in Cosmopolitan Magazine and reprinted in "Niagara Daredevils" published 1955 by Karl S Brong ; Research by George Seibel ; In 1901, Maude Willard successfully navigated the Whirlpool Rapids but she suffocated when her barrel which had previously been used by Carlisle Graham, was caught for four hours in the Whirlpool ; -
Martha E Wagenfuhrer and Her Rapids Barrel Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; from a photograph published in Cosmopolitan Magazine and reprinted in "Niagara Daredevils" published 1955 by Karl S Brong ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Queenston Dock and the Chippewa with Niagara Falls Park and River Railway Cars Lined Up Waiting Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant BK 4701-1 1975 - 1976 ; Research by George Seibel ; -
Saloon on the Ice Bridge Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation from a stereographic view held at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society ; Research by George Seibel ; "Right in midstream ...shanties crowd each other, and in these places liquors are frequently served. When arrests were made the boundary line was always disputed and the ice bridge had usually melted by the time a trial was held " ; excerpted from "Anthology and Bibliography of Niagara Falls by Dow, volume 1 page 409 ; -
2. Seeds and Milk Put In A Safe Place Thomas McMicking puts the apple seeds in the cup of milk on top of a cupboard for safekeeping ; -
United Empire Loyalists leaving the United States for Canada Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; "you are hereby notifies to depart .... as you are considered an enemy to your country, therefore take your all and your family and follow your friends to that country that the King your master has provided for those of your character..." Those who were loyal to the King packed their belongings in wagons and set out with their families, the first loyalists left the United States in 1776. It was 1781 before settlers were to cross the Niagara and settle the "land on the mountain" as the area above the escarpment was called - reference Mark of Honor by Hazel C Matthews ; -
The Saul Davis Stairway at Table Rock Horseshoe Falls to the left ; -
United Empire Loyalists leaving the United States for Canada by ship Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; research by George Seibel ; "you are hereby notified to depart .... as you are considered an enemy to your country, therefore take your all and your family and follow your friends to that country that the King your master has provided for those of your character..." Those who were loyal to the King packed their belongings in wagons and set out with their families, the first loyalists left the United States in 1776. It was 1781 before settlers were to cross the Niagara and settle the "land on the mountain" as the area above the escarpment was called - reference Mark of Honor by Hazel C Matthews ; -
Ryerson Avenue Niagara Falls Ont. [Ontario] Canada Reverse has two postmarks, Niagara Falls, Ont. January 24 1914 and Chippawa Ont. January 26 1914 ; -
Queen Victoria Park and the Upper Niagara River, Railway and Power House Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977 ; -
Night scene from [Queen] Victoria Park, Niagara Falls, Ont. [Ontario] Clifton Hotel (left), Upper Steel Arch Bridge (centre), the four large smokestacks in the extreme background belong to the Aluminum Company of America , formerly known as the Pittsburg Reduction Company; -
Block houses and monument in restored Fort George (original 1794) Niagara-on-the-Lake Canada Image also available as a black and white photograph -
Bouck Brothers Limited Niagara Falls located at intersection of Victoria Avenue and Huron Street ; Chevrolet and Oldsmobile dealer ; -
Upper Steel Arch Bridge Power House and Factories on American side Streetcar on Bridge ; -
Queenston and Lewiston Suspension Bridge looking towards Canada Streetcar on bridge over the lower Niagara River ; Brock's Monument in distance ; -
Belt Line Car passing under lower Steel Arch and M.C.R. [Michigan Central Railway] Bridges, depth of Gorge 240 ft., Niagara Falls, Canada Belt line car is on the American side, Canada to the right ; Lower Steel Arch Bridge in foregound ; -
Willoughby Hall Chippawa, James Cummings with his wife and children Willoughby Hall was built by James Cummings. He later became the first Reeve of Chippawa and was also the first white child to be born there ;
