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• Dynamiting The Collapsed Falls View Bridge

  From a copyright photo by James of Niagara Falls in the Ontario Archives, Toronto.
• Twisted Girders After the Collapse

  View of U.S. side of the collapsed Upper Steel Arch Bridge. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Fall of the Honeymoon Bridge

  From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Action Shot of Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Action shot of bridge falling 4:20 pm; 1 of 9. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Action Shot of Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Action shot of bridge falling 4:20 pm; 2 of 9. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Action Shot of Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Action shot of bridge falling 4:20 pm; 3 of 9. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Action Shot of Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Action shot of bridge falling 4:20 pm; 4 of 9. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Action Shot of Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Action shot of bridge falling 4:20 pm; 5 of 9. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Action Shot of Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Action shot of bridge falling 4:20 pm; 6 of 9. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Action Shot of Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Action shot of bridge falling 4:20 pm; 7 of 9. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Action Shot of Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Action shot of bridge falling 4:20 pm; 8 of 9. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Action Shot of Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Action shot of bridge falling 4:20 pm; 9 of 9. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Aerial Shot of Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Crowd Attracted by Collapse of Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Crowd on U.S. side, attracted by collapsed Upper Steel Arch Bridge. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Collapsed Upper Steel Arch Bridge From U.S. Side

  From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Collapsed Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Collapsed Upper Steel Arch Bridge [Falls View Bridge] resting on Niagara River ice jam, looking towards U.S. side. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Collapsed Upper Steel Arch Bridge U.S. Side

  From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Twisted Girders of Collapsed Upper Steel Arch Bridge Looking Toward U.S. Side

  Twisted girders of collapsed Upper Steel Arch Bridge, looking towards U.S. side. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Twisted Girders of Collapsed Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  Twisted girders of collapsed Upper Steel Arch Bridge. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Ice Jam That Caused Collapse of the Upper Steel Arch Bridge

  U.S. side, point where pressure of ice broke bridge abutment supports. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• U.S. Section of Upper Steel Arch Bridge has sunk to the river bottom

  On January 27, 1938 an ice jam, exerting enormous pressure on the abutments of the Falls View Bridge, caused it to collapse onto the ice bridge below.
• Canadian Section of Upper Steel Arch Bridge on Deteriorating Ice Bridge

  From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Canadian Section of Upper Steel Arch Bridge on Deteriorating Ice Bridge

  From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Canadian Section of Upper Steel Arch Bridge on Deteriorating Ice Bridge

  From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Canadian Section of Upper Steel Arch Bridge on Ice

  From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Collapsed Honeymoon Bridge

  From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Part of the Collapsed Falls View Bridge

  Canadian section of the Upper Steel Arch Bridge [Falls View Bridge] going downriver on moving remnants of ice bridge, 3:25 pm. From a Buffalo Evening News photograph in the Buffalo Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Crowds Gather to Watch Collapse of Falls View Bridge

  Part of the Carnochan-Flay Collection
• Collapsed Falls View Bridge

  Part of the Carnochan-Flay Collection
• New Falls View Upper Suspension Bridge - Entrance - Canadian side

  Original held in the collection of Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, New York ; A close up view of the entrance of the Canadian terminus. The gatekeeper seated on the chair at the left was outfitted in a uniform of blue broadcloth with silver buttons and a cap of the same material embellished with gold lace and the letters NSB, The large white stone markers on either side of the entrance were placed there to keep carriages from cutting too sharp a corner and damaging the edge of the woodwork at the entrance. The corrugated iron panels are in view behind the entrance - George Seibel ;
• Railway Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls

  View shows the end of the tracks at the American end of the bridge soon after the bridge was opened ;
• Train on the Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Photograph from a stereographic image by an unknown photographer ;
• Construction of the Lower Steel Arch Bridge over the Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls

  Photograph of a stereograph published by Griffith & Griffith ;
• Collapse of the rock wall in the Niagara Gorge underneath the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge
• Lower Steel Arch & Michigan Central Railway [MCRR] Bridge construction at Niagara Falls NY
• Lower Steel Arch & Michigan Central Railway [MCRR] Bridge construction at Niagara Falls NY
• Train crossing the Michigan Central Rail Road Arch Bridge US side

  There is a handwritten note in the bottom right corner which indicates that the train crossing the bridge is the first train to do so ;
• CP [Canadian Pacific] train on the Whirlpool Rapids Railway Arch Bridge over Niagara Gorge

  Includes 3 negatives
• Construction of the Lower Steel Arch Railway Bridge Niagara Falls
• Construction workers gather on the newly completed Lower Steel Arch Bridge at Niagara Falls, train in background
• Lower Steel Arch & Michigan Central Railway [MCRR] Bridge construction at Niagara Falls NY
• Lower Steel Arch & Michigan Central Railway [MCRR] Bridge construction at Niagara Falls NY
• Cantilever & Michigan Central Railway Bridge [MCRR], Lower Steel Arch Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Reverse reads A mile below the Falls the Niagara River is spanned by two railway bridges, the lower one of which also provides accommodation for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The Whirlpool Rapids begin just below the bridges.
• The opening of the Cantilever & Michigan Central Railway Bridge [MCRR] at Niagara Falls

  The Horseshoe Falls and the Suspension Bridge can be seen in the background ;
• Steel Arch & Cantilever Bridges Over Niagara River

  Also known as the Lower Steel Arch Bridge, later the Whirlpool Bridge ; also in image the Niagara Falls Belt Line ;
• Cantilever & Michigan Central Railway Bridge [MCRR] Niagara Falls

  Photograph from an engraving ; exposure damage top left and right corners
• Cantilever & Michigan Central Railway Bridge [MCRR] construction at Niagara Falls

  Construction by Central Bridge Works of Buffalo New York ;
• Cantilever & Michigan Central Railway Bridge [MCRR] Niagara Falls

  Photograph taken from a stereograph
• Ice jam in the frozen Niagara River - Queenston-Lewiston Suspension Bridge in background
• Remains of the damaged Queenston-Lewiston Bridge over the Niagara River
• Remains of the damaged Queenston-Lewiston Bridge over the Niagara River
• Queenston-Lewiston Bridge across the Niagara River
• Niagara Gorge and the Whirlpool Rapids, Whirlpool Rapids Bridge in background, boardwalk along the Gorge (right)

  A train can be seen on the bridge
• Whirlpool Rapids Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Niagara Parkway on left side of photograph ;
• Intersection of Bridge Street and River Road Niagara Falls - entrance to Whirlpool Rapids Bridge in centre background
• Intersection of Bridge Street and River Road Niagara Falls - entrance to Whirlpool Rapids Bridge in centre background
• Whirlpool Rapids Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Niagara Gorge and the lower Niagara River
• Canada Customs Inspection at Whirlpool Rapids Bridge Niagara Falls

  Location: intersection of Bridge Street and River Road
• Canada Customs Inspection at Whirlpool Rapids Bridge Niagara Falls
• Canada Customs Inspection at Whirlpool Rapids Bridge Niagara Falls
• Lower Arch Bridge Offices (Whirlpool Bridge) Customs Offices on River Road
• Whirlpool Rapids Bridge Niagara Falls 1848 - 1948 The Arch of Friendship

  Reverse reads On August 2nd 1948, the United States and Canada celebrated the 100th anniversary of the public opening of North America's first international suspension bridge. Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, Niagara Falls, the quick all-weather route to everywhere is the fourth bridge on the same site to join the two countries during the past century. ;
• Interior view of the carriageway - Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Negative no. A40998/12
• Lower Steel Arch Bridge at Niagara Falls
• Construction of the Lower Steel Arch Bridge Niagara Falls - progress on the US side

  "there was clearance between the legs of the travellers to allow trains to pass through. The frame structure extending down the gorge bank at the far right was an inclined railway which took sightseers down to the building at the river's edge, where there was an observation platform from which to view the Whirlpool Rapids" from an unknown publication
• Falsework timbers in place for construction of the Lower Steel Arch Bridge Niagara Falls
• G.T.R [Grand Trunk Railway] Steel Arch Bridge connecting Canada with United States, Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada

  Photograph of a postcard issued by F H Leslie ;
• Toll booth at the Railway Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls - United States side entrance
• Remains of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge over the Niagara River
• Interior view of the carriageway - Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Photograph taken from stereograph
• Interior view of the carriageway - Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls
• Train on the Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

  American and Horseshoe Falls in background
• Ellet's basket used to ferry passengers across the Niagara River

  One hundred and twenty-five people crossed the Niagara River each day in this flimsy basket contraption for a fee of one dollar, other sources indicate $1.25 ;
• Ellet's basket over the Niagara River

  Photograph taken from a stereograph ; Drawn by F Holloway ; lithography by Hall & Mooney ;
• Remains of the damaged Queenston-Lewiston Bridge over the Niagara River
• Remains of the damaged Queenston-Lewiston Bridge over the Niagara River
• Remains of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge over the Niagara River
• Remains of the damaged Queenston-Lewiston Bridge over the Niagara River
• Niagara River and the village of Queenston, damaged Lewiston-Queenston Bridge in background
• Train passing over the Cantilever and Michigan Central Railway Bridge at Niagara Falls

  Negative RRCB 1
• Train of 22 locomotives and 22 loaded gravel cars was used to test the Cantilever Bridge across Niagara River...

  Carnochan Flay Collection
• Mill district of Niagara Falls, New York, including Jacob Schoellkopf's power generating station, 1880s
• Interior of the Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

  From a stereograph by American Scenery no 44 ;
• Canadian end of the Railway Suspension Bridge - hackman waiting for passengers

  From a stereograph by an unknown photographer
• Terrapin Point Tower and the Canadian shore at Niagara Falls

  Horseshoe Falls in background ; Barnett House and Table Rock centre right ;
• Niagara Parks Commission - Princess Elizabeth building

  Demolished 1990
• Olive and George Seibel at Niagara Parks Commission Oak Hall with Don Nurse of Ainsworth Press

  On the occasion of the publication of his book titled "Ontario's Niagara Parks" ; Location Don Wilson's Office ;
• Olive and George Seibel at Niagara Parks Commission Oak Hall

  On the occasion of the publication of his book titled "Ontario's Niagara Parks" ;
• Brown Bassil House at Queenston
• Dr Robert J Trimble House at Queenston
• Dr Robert J Trimble House at Queenston
• Dr Robert J Trimble House at Queenston
• Dickson House and old stone barn
• Laura Secord House at Queenston in winter
• Dedication and unveiling of historical plaque at Queenston Baptist Church

  L-R: Honourable Robert Welch Government of Ontario, Aubrey Dickson, William Andres, Dr Paul Cornell of the Provincial Historic Sites Board, Canon K S G Richardson, Dr Djamel Afruchteh, Jean Huggins, His Worship Jacob Froese Lord Mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake ;
• The Battle of Queenston Heights 13 October 1812 (after Cruikshank)
• Portrait of William Lyon MacKenzie

  sepia tone
• First burial plot of General Sir Isaac Brock at Fort George Niagara-on-the-Lake
• Historical plaque for Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe General in War of 1812

  Negative available
• Invoice for transportation of goods from Queenston to Chippawa for Samuel Thompson