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• Wilfred Hicks Collection

  Wilfred Hicks was born in 1899 and moved to the village of Chippawa in 1902. He had a life long passion for photography, bands and Chippawa. His collection of slides and a narrative audio tape was donated to the Niagara Falls Public Library in 1983
• Tree lined street in Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Durliat's Red & White Food Stores Market Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks Collection
• Bridge over Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks Collection
• Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Unknown military bandsmen

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Chippawa band marching outside Weightman and Sons Builders Supplies store

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Portrait of a military bandsman

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Maid of the Mist at the landing dock

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Second Clifton House Hotel seen through the Mowat Gates

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Ferris wheel at Crystal Beach amusement park

  Bowling alley in background
• Watching water sports on the Chippawa River, Chippawa, Ontario

  A small boat in foreground next to the dock ; people sitting on dock ; Greenwood's Boat House (centre right) ; smaller boat houses along the creek bank in upper part of image ;
• Soldiers in front of Holy Trinity Anglican Church Portage Road Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Construction on the Chippawa Bridge

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Chippawa Creek at the junction with the Niagara River

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Canoeing and boating at Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Schooner tied up at Chippawa Creek Dock, small motor boat going by

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Streetcar 690 0f the Niagara Belt Line

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Harness shop and Snyder Post Office

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Fire Department possibly in the village of Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Winter sport in Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Presbyterian Church and Manse Chippawa Ontario

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Man with two horses in the village of Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks Collection
• Canoes at Chippawa Creek, swing bridge in background

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks Collection
• Swing bridge over Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks Collection
• Soldiers assembling outside of the Baltimore Hotel Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks Collection
• Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks Collection
• Band and soldiers marching in parade in the village of Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks Collection
• Steam train crossing a wooden trestle bridge over Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Hotel Baltimore on Bridgewater & Macklem Streets in the village of Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• House in the village of Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Village of Chippawa

  Village of Chippawa Town Hall (left) ; store advertising Hudson Bay Blankets ; ? ; ? ; Snodgrass Pharmacy ; Royal Bank of Canada (right) ;
• Steam train crossing a wooden trestle bridge

  This was probably taken at the Black Creek Bridge
• Steam train

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Wreck of the Schooner HMS Tecumseh

  Sign reads "Built at Chippawa 1814. Raised from Penetang Harbour 1953"
• House in the village of Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Motor boat Penetang

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks box
• Boating at Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks box
• House in the village of Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks box
• Water baseball Chippawa Ontario Canada

  Boat house belonging to George Bukator centre, crowds lining the bank of Chippawa Creek and sitting on top of the boathouse roof ; Laura Secord's residence 2 in upper left, old railway bridge in distance (right) ; baseball players balancing on water boards centre and right ;
• Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks box
• Boating at Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks box
• Boats docked at Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks box
• Norton Factory baseball team Chippawa
• Dorothy C pleasure [tourist] boat operated out of Buffalo possibly docking at Chippawa

  Original in poor condition
• Steam train pulling into station at Black Creek

  Original damaged
• Train pulling into the station at Chippawa
• Armed motor launch patrolling the Upper Niagara River

  This vessel is a Royal Canadian Navy motor launch of the Fairmile Type "D" class. Several of these were taken into RCMP service after WWII. - Lieutenant (Navy) NCM Armstrong, CD, Canadian Forces
• Lighthouse and bank of canal at Chippawa

  Original over exposed right top corner
• Niagara Boulevard [Parkway] at Chippawa
• Two men with a steam engine

  From a stereographic image ;
• Boating at Chippawa Creek
• Horse and wagon outside H E Critz store
• Two women canoeing at Chippawa Creek

  Two women identified as Helen Rapeljie in the stern and Eleanor Bukator in the bow ; electric railway poles in background ; verification of identity provided by Eleanor Bukator February 9 1975 ;
• Canoeing and bathing at Chippawa - Railway bridge in background

  Although the source donating this image attributed it to Wilfred Hicks, there is a very strong probability that it is instead the work of F H Leslie
• Battleground near Chippawa Creek
• Pipe and Drum Band with the ?Teen Kilty Band
• The Governor General's Body Guard Travelling Escort Toronto Canada
• Chippawa Band

  Wilfred Hicks was for many years the director of this band
• Chippawa Band attending Niagara Camp as the 2nd Dragoon Regiment Band

  Front row seated: Ross Hall and Abel McIntosh ; others names not available ;
• Street scene of the village of Chippawa, possibly Portage Road
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Portage Road in Chippawa
• House in Chippawa
• Early sawmill in Chippawa
• Farmer plowing fields with oxen in Chippawa
• Horses and wagon in Chippawa
• Children at play in Chippawa
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church Portage Road Chippawa -Eva MacKenzie church organist

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Band and soldiers marching in parade in front of Holy Trinity Anglican Church Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church Chippawa - Interior View

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church Chippawa Reverend William Leeming on front steps

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• Historical villa residence of Laura Secord Heroine of War of 1812 -1814 Chippawa Ont. [Ontario] 1835 - 1855

  Front reads "for some years she taught private school in this little house" ;
• Old Manor Camp Niagara River Boulevard Canada

  Advertising billboard in foreground is for Niagara Spray Beer established 1834. Sign is Taylor & Bate Limited of St Catharine's Ontario.
• Chippawa Band taking part in a Parade on Victoria Avenue

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Chippawa Community Band in bandshell Cummington Square

  Donated by Wilfred Hicks
• Cummington Square, Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• The Honorary Band for His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught at City Hall Niagara Falls

  On Drum: The Canadian Shredded Wheat Co. Home Guard Band, Niagara Falls, Ont.
• Norton Plant in Chippawa

  Small houses or cottages built for workers of the Norton Plant sometimes called Norton Village; Dirt road is now Chippawa Parkway ;
• Cummington Square in the village of Chippawa

  Village of Chippawa Town Hall (centre) ; Royal Bank of Canada (right) ;
• Trinity Church and Sunday School Chippawa Ont. [Ontario]

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Greenwood's Boat House and Dance Hall on the banks of Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks Collection
• Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Chippawa Creek - a popular spot for boating and recreation

  A game of water baseball can be seen in the background ;
• Kathryn - self propelled Sandsucker Barge at the Erie Bell Dock

  The sandsucker barge Kathryn is shown approaching the old Erie Bell dock in Chippawa Creek ; pleasure boats in the foreground and people at the dock ; an American can be seen flying on a hidden small boat (right) ;
• Chippawa Creek and Hog Island

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks box
• Chippawa Village from north bank of Chippawa Creek

  Water tower in background
• Chippawa Creek

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Removal of the Counterpoise from Chippawa Bridge

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks Collection
• Construction of Weightman Bridge Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Old Manor Camp Chippawa on the Niagara River Boulevard

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• Stone Road looking north from bridge Chippawa Canada

  A two storey house is located left ; businesses in the house are E G McNally Drugs and Furniture Warerooms ; a man is standing ouside the awning over the drug store wearing short sleeved shirt and dark pants ; railway tracks in foreground ; dirt road is lined by mature trees ; another business partially hidden by trees is located right ; this building was also the site of the original Royal Bank in Chippawa ;
• Chippawa Chapter IODE Library

  INDEPENDENT ORDER DAUGHTERS EMPIRE
• Castle Gift Shop in the Village of Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Chippawa Fire Hall Main Street

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Wedding of Private First Class Green at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Chippawa

  Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection
• Guard of the 44th Welland Canal Force (WCF) on old swing bridge at Chippawa

  H PEPPER PRICE IRWIN soldiers guarding
• On the Picturesque Canadian Niagara Bouvelard, Niagara River on right

  Chippawa Collection - Wilfred Hicks