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Combine Working agriculture, farming, combines -
Cows Resting barn, cows, farm -
Crop Field crop field, hydro towers -
Grape Harvesting for Bright's Wines - Bill Cleveland operating machine farming, combine, grapes, Bright's Wines, -
Foreman Watching Combine working in Wheatfield wheat, field, combine, farmer, Bright's Wines -
Skyview Airlines Ford Tri-Motor airport -
Ford Tri-Motor Airplane - Miss Niagara Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, Sky View Lines, Chippawa, July 4 1928, Pilot Major Leach, credit F. H. Leslie -
Niagara District Airport Tower under construction Niagara District Airport Tower, construction crane service vehicle, construction site, winter construction -
Niagara Air Service Airport Peter Gampel, Niagara Air Service, Airport -
Welland Ship Canal - Becker's Bridge B&W photograph -
Welland Ship Canal - Reilley's Bridge Welland River -
Welland Ship Canal - View of north Welland from Main Street Bridge B&W photograph -
Welland Ship Canal - Michigan Central Rail Bridge B&W photograph -
Welland Ship Canal - Canal Park, Welland A look at Welland the way it was in the early 20th century. The old bandstand is at right. -
Welland Ship Canal - Wabash Lift Bridge Negative available -
Welland Ship Canal - Aqueduct and canal Riverside Mills can be seen on opposite bank. -
Welland Ship Canal - looking across to the west bank In addition to the view of the canal, one can see King Street and the old band stand on the opposite side of the waters. -
Welland Ship Canal - Aqueduct The aqueduct in Welland was once an integral part of the canal system. Due to the construction of a by-pass which allowed vessels to skip a huge portion of the waterway the aqueduct was taken out of operation. -
Welland Ship Canal - Alexandra Bridge Formerly located on East Main Street in Welland, the Alexandra Bridge was replaced by the Main Street Lift Bridge in the late 1920s. -
Welland Ship Canal - Wabash Lift Bridge Located in Dain City, Welland, the Wabash Lift Bridge stopped operating on December 15, 1972. -
Welland Ship Canal - Old Alexandra Bridge The old Alexandra Bridge (1902 - 1927) was later replaced by the Main Street Lift Bridge on the same site in Welland. -
Welland Ship Canal - Steel swing bridge on Main Street, Welland A ship passes through the swing bridge on Main Street in Welland. Officially known as the Alexandra Bridge and opened in 1902, it was replaced by the Main Street Lift Bridge in 1930. -
Welland Ship Canal - Historic aqueduct and downtown Welland The aqueduct once used as a part of the canal system can be seen in the foreground of the picture. -
Welland Ship Canal - Aqueduct in Welland The historic aqueduct in Welland has not been in use since the construction of a section of canal which allows vessels to by-pass this section of the waterway. -
Welland Ship Canal - Ship passing under lift bridge Here we see a vessel about to pass underneath the lift bride on Main Street, Welland. -
Welland Ship Canal - View from Main St. Lift Bridge The aqueduct pictured is no longer a part of the canal system due to the addition of a by-pass route through Welland. -
Welland Ship Canal - Building the Third Aqueduct at Welland Negative available -
Welland Ship Canal - Aqueduct at Welland The by-pass built in Welland has since rendered this aqueduct useless and it is no longer open to vessels. -
Welland Ship Canal - Early newspaper clipping dealing with construction of first canal From The Colonial Advocate Nov, 18, 1824 (vol. 1, #20), p.2 -
Welland Ship Canal - M.C.R (Michigan Central Railroad) accident Identity of man pictured is unknown. -
Welland Ship Canal - workers at west end of Syphon Culvert Portals of three south tubes can be seen opening up at the base of this image. -
Welland Ship Canal - view from Bridge #17 In foreground one can see the process of removing the old Wabash span. -
Welland Ship Canal - Lock #7 Peter Street -
Welland Ship Canal - filling creek bed in rear E. Embankment The east embankment of the Welland Canal is located in Port Robinson. -
Welland Ship Canal - Lock 23 at Thorold animals, horses -
Welland Ship Canal - The vessel "Georgian Bay" leaves number two lock The 620 foot, 16000 ton vessel was the last ship through the Welland Section of the present canal which was closed in 1972. -
Lake schooner "York" navigates the first Welland Canal The illustration shows the "York" passing through the first canal at Port Dalhousie circa 1840. -
Welland Ship Canal - First Welland Canal St. Catharines lock -
Welland Ship Canal - 4th Aqueduct aqueduct -
Welland Ship Canal - Welland Dock The 1000-foot long Welland Dock was built on the west side of the new channel for the use of the city of Welland and its industries. It was specially designed to allow for the easy access of railways. -
Welland Ship Canal - Townline Road / Rail Tunnel The Townline Road / Rail Tunnel, running east-west beneath the new channel on the old Townline Road (Welland) was opened to automobile traffic in July 1972 and to railway traffic in February 1973. -
Bridge #16 under construction Bridge #16 is also known as the Broadway Street Bridge. -
Moving Main St. Bridge in Welland Bridge work -
Swing span over Welland Canal Swing bridge -
Welland Ship Canal - Bridge #16 under construction Broadway Street Bridge -
Welland Ship Canal - Bridge #14 being erected Lincoln Street Bridge -
Junction of Welland By-Pass and Old Canal at Ramey's Bend Overhead view of the spot where the "old" and "new" canals meet. -
Elevating grader drawn by horses and mules - Welland Canal Elevating grader ; Grading machine -
Transferring Swing Bridge - Welland Ship Canal This picture shows the process of moving the Swing Bridge of the Welland Canal from Marlatt's Crossing (Old Canal) to Linden St. crosing in Thorold. The actual moving of the bridge was accomplished with the use of a scow. -
Construction of Flight Locks at Thorold Flight locks -
Site of original lock (Welland Canal) The original lock of the Welland Canal looking down into Welland River at Port Robinson. -
Monument in memory of William Hamilton Merritt This monument was erected in honour of Merritt, the builder of the first Welland Canal. It is located near the high level bridge in St. Catharines. -
Daredevil Gallery A partial view of the Daredevil Gallery on display beside the Whirlpool Rapids. The gallery includes numerous items used to navigate both Niagara Falls and the rapids by a variety of stunters. -
Schoellkopf Power Plant Damage done to plant in the collapse of 1956 can be seen to the right of wall.
