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• The Market St Catharines Ont [Ontario] Canada

  Open air farmer's market ; horses and buggies line both sides of a central walk ; produce is in the back of the buggies ;
• Lake Street showing tower St Thomas' Church St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  Part of a large house is shown left ; upper balcony with wooden railings ; columns either side of entrance steps ; porch / verandah ; formal garden with flowers ; a car is driving down the street ; bell tower of St Thomas' Anglican Church in background (centre) ;
• The Sanctuary St Catharines RC [Roman Catholic} Church St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  Overhead view looking down onto the nave ; pews in an upper balcony and also on the main floor of the church ; ornate candelabra on either side of the altar (right) ; stained glass window behind the altar (right) ;
• Niagara Peninsula Sanatorium St Catharines Ontario

  Located on Glenridge Avenue ; three storey brick building ; each room on levels two and three has their own balcony with a central door leading to it ; an entrance is located on the side of the building (left) and a water tower is located on the roof ;
• Golf Club House St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  Single storey white building with open porches along the entire building ; flower beds (right) ; a group of women are posed in front of the porch ;
• Welland Hotel corner Ontario & King Streets St Catharines Ont [Ontario] Canada

  5 storey hotel ; top level windows set into roof line ; view partially obscured by trees ;
• The Leonard Hotel St Catharines Ontario

  Located on St Paul Street downtown St Catharines a red brick five storey high hotel ; striped awnings on each window ; stores below the hotel complex ; L-R: advertising signs for Drugs, Candy ; Right of hotel entrance Smoke and Gift Shop ;
• Public Library St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  The St Catharines Public Library in centre was a Carnegie Library built in 1903, completed in 1904 both cornerstone & Portico read 1903 ; formal gardens in front of the library, snow on the ground ; brick building is two stories high with double columns at each side of front entrance ; figure standing on entrance steps ;
• Public Library St Catharines Ontario

  The St Catharines Public Library in centre was a Carnegie Library built in 1903, completed in 1904 both cornerstone & Portico read 1903 ; formal gardens in front of the library ; brick building is two stories high with double columns at each side of front entrance ;
• Post Office St Catharines Ont [Ontario] Canada

  Three storey brick building in foreground ; entrance steps (left) ; bicycles leaning against steps ; hydro/telephone pole in foreground and along the street ; awnings on four windows at side of building ; steep dormer windows set into roof on upper level ; advertising sign on building next to Post Office reads Post Office Book Store ; The low building in background (right) is advertising an Insurance Company ? & Kernahan ? ;
• Collegiate Institute St Catharines Ont [Ontario] Canada

  front view of school ; two story brick ; peaked gable (left) central bell tower ; formal gardens and trees ;
• YMCA St Catharines Ont [Ontario] Canada

  Side view of three storey red brick building ; roof line includes one large central gable with smaller ones either side ; ivy partially covers the arched main entrance; formal planted garden and trees surround ;
• The Armoury St Catharines

  Red brick and white stone building located at the corner of Welland Avenue and Lake Street ; flag pole attached to turret at the right side of the main entrance ;
• Carnegie Library St Catharines Ontario Canada

  The St Catharines Public Library in centre was a Carnegie Library built in 1903, completed in 1904 both cornerstone & Portico read 1903 ; formal gardens in front of the library ; brick building is two stories high with double columns at each side of front entrance ; unidentified church (left) ;
• Public Library, St Joseph Academy and St Catharines R C [Roman Catholic] Church, Church Street St Catharines Ont [Ontario] Canada

  The St Catharines Public Library in foreground was a Carnegie Library built in 1903, completed in 1904 both cornerstone & Portico read 1903 ; formal gardens in front of the library ; St Joseph's Academy and church in background (centre) ;
• Ridley College St Catharines Ontario Canada

  L shaped three story red brick building ; grass in front of the building and trees lining the driveway ;
• Memorial Chapel Ridley College St Catharines Ontario Canada

  L shaped white stone turreted church /chapel ; high arched windows front and side
• Junior Ridley College St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  Front view of the college ; three story brick building ; four gables set into roof ; walls (right) ivy covered) ;
• City building St Catharines

  Oval frame surrounds the image of a red brick two story building surrounded by trees ;
• Montebello Park St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  Park situated in the heart of a St Catharines residential neighbourhood on Ontario Street ; pavilion in distance (left) ; bandshell in distance (right) benches line the path ways ; large mature trees ; park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead in 1887 ;
• Montebello Park St Catharines Ontario

  Park situated in the heart of a St Catharines residential neighbourhood on Ontario Street ; bandshell in distance (left) partially obscured by trees a union jack flag is hanging on the railings around the bandshell; pavilion in distance (right) ; large mature trees ; park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead in 1887 ;
• Montebella [sic] Montebello Park and Rose Garden St Catharines Ontario

  Park situated in the heart of a St Catharines residential neighbourhood on Ontario Street ; rose arbours in distance (right) ; formal rose gardens centre and left ; large mature trees ; park was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead in 1887 ;
• Montebello Park St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  Park situated in the heart of a St Catharines residential neighbourhood on Ontario Street ; bandshell in distance (centre) ; pavilion in distance (right) ; large mature trees ; park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead in 1887 ;
• Entrance to Montebello Park St Catharines Ontario

  Park situated in the heart of a St Catharines residential neighbourhood on Ontario Street ; pavilion in distance (left) ; benches line the path ways ; large mature trees ; park was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead in 1887 ;
• Ridley College St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  L shaped brick 3 storey building ; chapel right ;
• Ridley College St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  Group of people seated on the grass in the foreground ; a game of what is possibly cricket is being played in background centre ; Ridley College main building in background ; a very large brick building with three stories ;
• Canadian Henley Rowing Course St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  Recreational boaters in row boat (foreground) lady holding parasol ;crowds watching a race line the bank and the grandstand ; two rowing eights in far distance (left) ;
• Canadian Henley Regatta Course St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  Recreational boaters in row boat (foreground) ; club house (left) ;
• Canadian Henley Regatta Course St Catharines Canada

  The course is empty of rowers ; the large ship (right) is possibly the steam ship Dalhousie City which made regular trips from Port Dalhousie to Toronto ;
• The Canadian Henley St Catharines Ont [Ontario]

  A men's rowing eight in foreground seated in boat ; cox in bow of boat with megaphone held to face ;
• Famous Rose Garden Montebello Park St Catharines Ontario Canada

  A formal rose garden is situated in the middle of the Montebello park ; an arbour (centre) ; a large metal structure (top left corner) ; 3 people are standing in front of the metal structure ;
• 7th (St Catharines) Field Battery at Niagara Camp

  Soldiers are on parade ; tents in background ; two military wheeled guns are in front of troops ; an officer is at the head of the parade ;
• Main Street Effingham

  A W Moore general store ; single story frame building ; advertising sign above door offers "dealer, drugs, groceries, boots, shoes & dry goods and Effingham PO [Post Office] ; a horse and buggy with people in with a large umbrella in foreground of image ; a man is standing near the store entrance ; a house in background is largely obscured by the advertising sign ;
• Town of Pelham Beckett Farm in the Short Hills of Effingham

  Farmer Taylor Beckett is shown operating hay binder pulled by three horses ;
• St John's Church (Anglican) Stamford Ontario erected 1825

  Single story building with gothic arch windows; steep roof with bell tower ; small enclosed entrance centre ; lattice type fence in front ; mature trees partially obscure the building ;
• New Union School Stamford and southend Ontario

  Two story red brick building ; peaked roof with small tower with flag pole ; trees ;
• Lodge cottage and entrance to grounds of Sir Peregrine Maitland Governor of Upper Canada built about 1820 Stamford Village Ontario

  Surrounded by mature trees and a picket fence ; the cottage is partially obscured by the trees
• United Presbyterian Church Stamford

  Front view of the entrance to the church ; surrounded by trees ; a simple post and rail fence is around the church ; steps lead to main door ;road side (right) ;
• St David's Ontario, Queenston Grimsby Stone Road looking east Presbyterian and Methodist Churches in distance

  The dirt road is lined with mature trees and hydro/telephone poles a white fence is in the centre of the image built next to a creek ; residential houses are partially hidden by the trees on either side ; tracks can be seen in the dirt road ; a horse and buggy is crossing over the creek bed ;
• The Shamrock Inn the Tourists' home St David's Ontario

  Four large mature trees line the sidewalk ; the inn is partially obscured by the trees ; two story frame house with side/front porch ; two cars are parked (centre right) ;
• St David's Ontario

  The card is divided into 4 sections with 4 individual images ; Top Row L-R: Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Manse ; Bottom Row L-R: Methodist Church, Methodist Parsonage ; text in red ;
• Stone Road (looking east) St David's Ontario

  The entire dirt road is lined with mature trees ; residential houses are partially hidden by the trees ; tracks can be seen in the dirt road from either a car or a wagon ;
• Ravine Hill and tunnel under GTR [Grand Trunk Railroad] tracks between Stamford and St David's Ontario

  Looking north toward St David's ; the tunnel and bridge made of stone are located at the bottom of Ravine Hill ; a train is crossing on the tracks ;many trees line the dirt road ; wooden hydro poles (right) ; a woman is standing under the trees to the left ;
• Hillbrow Tourist Camp Highway No 8 between St Catharines and Niagara Falls. Mrs R E Cudney Prop [proprietor]

  Six small cabins are set amongst flowering trees ; picnic benches in front of some cabins and on the grass ;
• The Old Mill Inn St David's Highway No 8 near Niagara Falls Canada

  A two story frame house with a large porch addition to the front serving as the entrance to the inn ; picket fence to the right ; a roof top sign advertises "Blacks The Old Mill Inn" ; advertising above the entrance doorway for "English Sausage Rolls" ; sign advertising "Rooms" on the right of the building ;
• Crusher plant of Queenston Quarries St David's Ontario

  The crushing plant is located on a hill side ; trees surround it ;
• Main Street (looking north) residential section of St David's Ontario

  Large mature trees line the dirt road that is Main Street ; houses are partially obscured by the trees ; a fence made of simple posts line the roadway ; hydro poles and telephone poles visible right ;
• Main Street looking south showing business section St David's Ontario

  Stores line the dirt road which is Main Street ; a horse and cart is outside a store (left) ; the pole in the foreground (left) of the image reads "Bell Telephone Co. ; trees are on both sides of the street ;
• Presbyterian Church St David's Ontario. Headquarters of de Rottenberg 1812

  Brick single story building ; six steps lead to main entrance ; church is surrounded by trees and a dirt roadway runs in front ;
• St David's Methodist S S Cot.

  A small girl dressed in night clothes and clutching a doll is in a hospital bed ; surrounded by screens ;
• Dalhousie City leaving wharf Port Dalhousie Ont [Ontario]

  The steam ship Dalhousie City laden with passengers probably returning to Toronto pulling away the dock ; smoke is pouring from the single funnel ; people are on the dock watching the ship pull away ;
• Dalhousie City arriving at Port Dalhousie Ont [Ontario]

  The steam ship Dalhousie City laden with passengers probably from Toronto pulling into the dock ; other people are waiting on the dock either to meet arrivals or to take the outbound boat ; Port Dalhousie light house centre ;
• Steamer Dalhousie City arriving at Port Dalhousie Ontario Canada

  The steam ship Dalhousie City laden with passengers probably from Toronto pulling into the dock ; other passengers are awaiting boarding on the dock; a smaller ship in background left ;
• Dalhousie City at dock Port Dalhousie Ont [Ontario]

  The steam ship Dalhousie City at the dock ; passengers are awaiting boarding ; Toronto painted on bow of ship ;
• Bathing scene at Lakeside Park Port Dalhousie Canada

  rowing boats row
• Bathing beach [Lakeside Park] Port Dalhousie Ont [Ontario]

  rowing boats row
• Roadway to Sugar Loaf Hill Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  A winding dirt road leads uphill toward Sugar Loaf Hill (top right) ; scrub and bushes line the roadway and hydro poles are located at intervals ; heavier tree growth (left) ;
• Sugar Loaf Point Port Colborne Canada

  Situated on the north shore of Lake Erie Sugar Loaf was the original name of the settlement that later became Gravelly and then Port Colborne ; sandy beach lines the shore ; two houses can be seen in background (centre) ; and a dock extends into the Lake (centre) ;
• Solid Comfort East End Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  A very large two story house nestled amongst trees ; wrap around verandahs on both levels of the house, central wooden staircase leads to main entrance and a large turret is to the left ; a smaller version of the house is to the extreme left ;
• Sugar Loaf Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  Sugar Loaf Hill is in the centre of the image ; the house known as the Sugar Loaf home is partially visible (bottom left), part of the porch and verandah are shown ;
• Sugar Loaf Hill Port Colborne Ontario

  Pastoral scene with trees bushes and grass
• The Sugar Loaf Home Port Colborne Canada

  A two story home with dormer windows in the roof and a large front verandah and porch ; two people are on the porch and another four possibly children are leaning against the porch ; trees in background and grass in foreground ;
• Rear view Maple Leaf Mill, Government Elevator & Niagara Grain & Feed Co [Company] Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  On the north shore of Lake Erie, on the Welland Canal
• Front view Maple Leaf Mill, Government Elevator & Niagara Grain & Feed Co [Company] Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  On the north shore of Lake Erie, on the Welland Canal
• Plant of Canada Furnace Co [Company] Ltd [Limited] Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  Welland Canal in foreground, mounds of coal line the bank of the canal ; a very large steel structure is in centre of image, ; sign for C F Co Ltd attached to top of first steel structure ; a large lake boat (laker) is docked underneath the steel structure ;
• Grain Elevator Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  Massive brick building more than four stories high ; a large steel structure is attached to the near side of the building ; railway box cars from Great North West and South Western Pacific are under the steel structure ;
• Maple Leaf Flour Mill Port Colborne Ontario

  On the north shore of Lake Erie, a large lake grain boat is docked on the near side of the first building ; smaller buildings line the bank of the canal and larger ones in background ;
• Government Elevator and Maple Leaf Milling Co [Company] Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  On the north shore of Lake Erie, a large lake grain boat is docked next to the Government Elevator (left) Maple Leaf Mill is right ;
• Canada Furnace Co [Company] Plant Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  Welland Canal in foreground, mounds of coal line the bank of the canal ; two very large steel structures in centre of image, small hoppers can be seen within the steel structures ; sign for C F Co Ltd attached to top of first steel structure ;
• Government Elevator and Maple Leaf Flour Mill Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  On the north shore of Lake Erie, a large lake boat is docked next to the Government Elevator (left) Maple Leaf Mill is right ;
• Maple Leaf Mill, Government Elevator & Niagara Grain & Feed Co [Company] Port Colborne Canada

  On the north shore of Lake Erie, from L-R Maple leaf Mills, Government Elevator, Niagara Grain & Feed, canal running through centre of image and railway tracks to the left ;
• Plant of Canada Furnace Co [Company] Ltd [Limited] Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  On the north shore of Lake Erie which is visible in the foreground, smoke stacks and mounds of coal ; a lake boat in distance (far right) and a tug boat is (centre right)
• Maple Leaf Flour Mill Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  Factory buildings located at edge of the north shore of Lake Erie ; grain elevator visible in front building and a grain lake boat or freighter is discharging its load ; any lake boat is in the background (right) ;
• Plant of International Nickel Co [INCO] Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  Distance view of the factory buildings and smoke stacks ; grass and trees surround the plant
• Canada Portland Cement Co [Company] Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  Long view of the factory surrounded by grass
• Entrance to Welland Canal Port Colborne Ont [Ontario]

  The third Welland Canal as it passes through the centre of Port Colborne, stores and businesses (left) ; canal bank and hydro poles (right) ; lock bridge (centre)
• Cottages and bathing beach Sunset Park near North Bay

  Five small cottages are shown on the edge of a lake ; large trees surround the cottages ; canoes are beached in front of two of the cottages ;
• Residential street North Bay Ontario

  Shows tree lined street with houses obscured by trees ; hydro poles (left and right)
• When in North Bay visit "The Chicago" the only air-conditioned restaurant in the North

  A red brick building with an art deco entrance to the restaurant, port hole windows ; a large sign running the lengthwise down the building advertises restaurant and soda fountain ; a horizontal sign above the entrance advertises the air-conditioning as being by H H Lock and Sons Toronto ;
• The Erie Belle Chippawa 1911

  In background left is shown the original mouth of the Welland River where it joins the Niagara about one mile above the famous cataract ; to the right are shown the man-made Hog Island and channel dug in 1827 ; the smoke stack in the background is from a factory on the American side of the Niagara River
• Tourist Home Of Mrs M W Schrader Bridgewater Street Chippawa Ontario Phone 3519 Ring 22

  A two story brick home surrounded by trees and garden ; a dormer window set into the roof line and awnings on each of the windows ;
• Holiday Sports At Chippawa Ontario

  Motor boats and row boats in the Chippawa Creek ; people in the boats very formally dressed ; houses along the creek bank in the background ;
• Boating at Chippawa Ontario

  Five canoes are shown boating in Chippawa Creek, The MCR [Michigan Central Railway bridge is in the background ; Left front canoe inlcudes: Thomas Greenwood, Louise Ackerman, Mrs. Greenwood; Left Upper Canoe: Thomas Downey & unknown; Upper right canoes': Hardy Gerber & Deak Greenwood ; tw small motor boats are shown tied up at the boat house centre right ;
• View of Welland River from Old Manor Camp Niagara River Boulevard Canada

  Welland River seen from the old Macklem House
• Trinity Church Chippawa Ont [Ontario]

  Ivy covered one story stone building with central spire and bell tower surrounded by trees
• Old Erie Belle in harbor Chippawa Ontario

  The schooner Erie Belle is docked in Chippawa Harbor (background left) ; a small boat house is (right) ; the small motor boat in the foreground was built in Port Burwell & registered in 1873 ; the Scott family of Buffalo are in the motor boat
• Canoeing at Chippawa Ont [Ontario]

  Two women identified as Helen Rapeljie in the stern and Eleanor Bukator in the bow paddling in Chippawa ; electric railway poles in background ; verification of identity provided by Eleanor Bukator February 9 1975 ; in background can be seen the old mouth of Chippawa Creek which has now (2008) been filled in and is known as King's Bridge Park ;
• A few of the many boat houses at Chippawa Ont [Ontario]creek

  Small boat houses along the banks of Chippawa Creek ; boat house extreme left belonged to Walt Gorings, extreme right belonged to Gilbert McMicking then Herman McKenzie ; the largest boat house one in from the right was the club house ;
• Cummington Square Chippawa Ontario

  Shops stores and business in downtown Chippawa ; Village of Chippawa Town Hall (centre left) ; Royal Bank of Canada (right) ; horse and buggy is outside the bank ; two men are posing in the centre of the image where the bandshell was later built ;
• Frenchman's Creek Bridge Bridgeburg Ont [Ontario]

  Small narrow stone bridge ; various men and children are posing on the bridge itself and women and children are seated near the creek bank by one of the bridge supports ;
• Macklem St [Street] Chippewa sic [Chippawa] Ont [Ontario]

  View of residential houses on Macklem Street ; two small boys are in foreground playing with home made carts or tricycles ; trolley poles at right ;
• Old Manor Camp Niagara River Boulevard Canada

  A large stone house ; central steps leading up to main porch with four large pillars an automobile is parked on the driveway ; side porch and verandah to the left ; out buildings to the right ; a large road side advertising sign (bottom right) reads " Old Manor Camp Tourists STOP 150 years old visitors welcome" another sign to the right of the road side sign advertises "Old Manor Restaurant" ; the Niagara River Boulevard/Parkway runs across the bottom of the photograph ;
• Bathing at Chippawa M C Ry [Michigan Central Railway] Bridge in background

  Two men holding onto an overturned canoe in Chippawa Creek (foreground) ; boat houses (right ); Michigan Central Railway [MCR] Bridge in background
• A part of the Norton Co [Company] Plant Chippawa Ont [Ontario]

  Rows of small residential cottages built for workers at the Norton plant ; dirt road is now the Chippawa Parkway ; newly planted maple trees ;
• Georges Cabins Main Street East Chippawa

  Two panoramic views on one card ; view 1 - top small white cabins clustered around grass and flowerbeds ; view 2 - lower - main entrance tor registration, advertising for coffee shop sign on tree in front of buildings ;
• Norton Co Cottages Chippawa Ont [Ontario]

  A row of small cottages built for workers of the Norton Company in Chippawa, sometimes called Norton Village; note the newly planted maples; Dirt road is now the Chippawa Parkway
• James Street Incline Railway Hamilton Ont [Ontario]

  View looking south up the escarpment to the Mountain View Hotel at the top of the James Street Incline (Hamilton and Barton Incline Railway) ; (right) entrance gateway to “Ballinahinch”, the mansion built in 1849 for A.S. Kennedy, a prosperous Hamilton dry goods merchant ;
• James Street looking north from Bank of Commerce building Hamilton Ont [Ontario]

  Large grey stone building with clock tower left (possibly old City Hall) ; streetcar bottom right ;
• Scottish Rite Cathedral and Club Hamilton Ont [Ontario Canada

  Red brick building with turrets and large windows behind a wrought iron black fence ; small bare trees line the sidewalk ;
• Bridgeburg looking east Buffalo in the distance

  View of Fort Erie and Bridge in distance ; view is bordered by crests of the Canadian provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador is not included so date must be prior to 1949 ; central crest reada "Honi soit qui mal y pense" translated "Evil be to him who evil thinks"