Walker Brothers Quarry

item
Title
Walker Brothers Quarry
Description
LCN 10109954 ; Our Romantic Niagara
en-CA Used in the book Our Romantic Niagara by Albert H. Tiplin. Opened in 1887 by Mr. John Walker on the fringe of the Niagara Escarpment, the quarry has been maintained by three generations of Walker brothers. Here we see the early days of operation when the means of excavation were slightly more rudimentary than they are today.
Identifier
http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=91225
Creator
Walker Brothers Quarry
Medium
Photograph
Extent
9 7/8" x 8" B&W photograph
Provenance
Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation
Date
1901
Is Part Of
Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection
locator
11891
Rights Holder
Niagara Falls Public Library
Rights
Niagara Falls (Ontario) Public Library - A.H. Tiplin
Subject
Quarries
number
D11891
Format
Photograph
Date Created
2003-07-07
Date Modified
2005-01-20
Item sets
Historical Images Item Set
Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection
Media
Walker Brothers Quarry