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Maid of the Mist Boat Maid of the Mist Boat with Fallsview Bridge in the background -
Hydro Canal Hydro canal taken from the Dorchester Rd. bridge -
Abatement of the Erie and Ontario Railway at Murray Street Abatement on the north side of Murray St., west of M.C.R.R. bridge. Built about 1854. Originally higher. Murray St. in the foreground has been raised. -
John Burch Historical plaque martha loyalist mill owner grist saw mills power -
John Burch Historical plaque martha loyalist mill owner grist saw mills power -
John Burch Historical plaque martha loyalist mill owner grist saw mills power -
Scale Model of the Summer Home of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Hill Niagara Parks Commission - General; Peter Boyce; Wilson; Allan -
Scale Model of the Residence of Mr. & Mrs. Williams Niagara Parks Commission - General; Bob Murch; Henning; Wilson; Allan -
Scale Model of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Niagara Parks Commission - General -
Mrs. Harry Lewis & Party at Boys School - School of Horticulture Negative available -
Plaque Commemorating the Founding of Brock University Left to Right: Dr. James A. Gibson, President and Vice-Chancellor; Hon. James N. Allan, M.P.P., Chairman, Niagara Parks Commission; His Worship Mackenzie A. Chown, Mayor of St. Catharines and Member of the Council of the new Regional Municipality of Niagara; and Professor J.M.S. Careless, Department of History, University of Toronto, Co-Chairman of the Historic Sites Board -
Ray Weaver being taken into custody at Queenston after going through the Whirlpool Rapids in a steel boat L-R: Beverley McIntyre girlfriend of Weaver, Ray Weaver, Niagara Parks Commission Police Officer Robert Chewarda ; -
Queen Victoria Park with Skylon and Minolta Towers in background photograph entered in Niagara Falls International Photo Contest, held 1976 -
Ramp which was used to launch Karel Soucek's barrel July 2 1984 From the personal collection of George Bailey ; Image may not be reproduced with the express written consent of George Bailey ; -
Castle Gift Shop in the Village of Chippawa Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection -
Oakes Garden Theatre, with Oneida Community Silver Plant in the Background B&W photograph -
Construction of the Princess Elizabeth building The building was demolished in 1990 to make way for the Maid of the Mist Complex ; -
Queen Victoria Park neg 16-8 -
Bova Wedding - Photographs Taken in the Oakes Garden Theatre Negative available -
Brock's Cenotaph in Queenston, Marking the Spot where he was Killed He was killed, October 13, 1812; Top stone was laid by Prince of Wales. later Edward VIIth in Septembet 1860. This sit was aquired by the Niagara Parks Commission in 1896 -
Oakes Garden Theatre Negative available -
Opening of the Oakes Garden Theatre on September 18, 1938 Oneida Silver Factory & General Brock Hotel in the Background -
Construction of the Floral Clock at Queenston The man near the centre of the photo is possibly Federico Parente. -
Brock's Monument Queenston Heights Brock's Monument in Queenston Heights -
Unidentified Group in Front of the William Lyon Mackenzie House Max Gray with arms folded, (Front Left) Perhaps 1958 when Parks Commission opened it as a museum? Closed in 1974 -
Burrell Hecock last seen in this photo, stranded on an Ice Floe in the Niagara River after attempting to rescue others The Ice Bridge broke apart, with Mr. & Mrs. Eldridge Stanton stranded on a piece of Ice. Burrell Hecock attempted to rescue them but all 3 perished in the Lower Niagara River at the Whirlpool Rapids -
Upper Niagara River Upper Niagara River, north of pedestrian bridge on the American side. -
Upper Niagara River Upper Niagara River,by the pedestrian bridge on the American side. -
Niagara Parkway with Ontario Power Plant on left and the Clifton Hotel in background Fallsview Bridge far right ; Streetcar tracks centre ; -
Ontario Power Generating Station in ice. The Niagara River has formed an ice bridge which has enveloped the generating station. Above the gorge is the Canadian side and atop the escarpment can be seen the large Ontario Power Co. Transformer building which is now the site of the Fallsview Casino. -
American Scenery - Ice Foilage View of ice bridge in the Niagara River -
Ice conditions at the Ontario Power Company GENERATING STATION COMPANY -
Ice conditions at the Ontario Power Company GENERATING STATION COMPANY -
Ice conditions at the Ontario Power Company GENERATING STATION COMPANY -
Ice conditions at the Ontario Power Company GENERATING STATION COMPANY -
Goat Island in the Winter of 1870 - note the Papermill on the other side of the bridge -
Burrell Hecock b.March 3 1895 d. February 4 1912 Burrell died in the Lower Niagara River, when the Ice Bridge broke apart, disintegrating in the Whirlpool Rapids. He had attempted to rescue the Stanton's but all 3 people perished that day ; -
Smile for the birdie Two children in a studio photograph superimposed on a picture of the Whirlpool Rapids near the Railway Cantilever Bridge ; -
William Hamilton Merritt The man who dreamed up the first Niagara Suspension Bridge, also planned and promoted the first Welland Canal -
Table Rock House in Winter Table Rock House in the winter -
Train Crossing Hydro Canal ( 1920 - 1921 ) Train crossing hydro canal in Niagara Falls that is not yet filled with water, over a newly constructed railway bridge in 1920-1921. -
Simcoe Street Public School Hand written on back of photograph Miss M. Bell, 496 Bridge Street, NF, ONT Also hand written names of individuals -
Motorcade of Edward Prince of Wales passing by the Fireproof Garage 571-573 River Road photograph damaged in top left hand corner -
Smeaton Ravine in the Fall View of Smeaton Ravine from the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. The power generators at the summit of the ravine (top of image) belong to the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station No. 1. -
Door of the Imperial Bank Located at the foot of Bridge St. -
Boating at Chippawa 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 ; -
Fort Erie - Old Train & Coach Ride in Erie Park B&W photograph -
Welland Ship Canal - Ships Tied up at Port Colborne Located just south of Main Street Bridge -
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 ; -
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 ; -
On the canal at Port Dalhousie Ont [Ontario] Canada A bird's eye view of the Welland Ship canal as it runs through Port Dalhousie ; houses, factories and businesses line the left bank ; more houses on the right ; a dirt road runs either side of the canal and a bridge over it is centre ; Lake Ontario in the distance ; -
View of Old Welland Canal from near the foot of Geneva Street St Catharines Ont [Ontario] The canal is in the lower half of the image ; a bridge crosses over the canal (lower right) ; houses in distant background. The image was originally misidentified as "12 Mile Creek at Welland Vale, St. Catharines, ON" with additional probably false information: "Ridley College can be seen to the right in the distance." -
Chippawa Harbor Chippawa Canada Chippawa Harbor with train bridge in the background. -
Chippawa Harbour after fire at Macklem Foundry Ruins of the fire swept Macklem Foundry as the appeared in 1887. The site today is occupied by the water works intake and part of King's Bridge Park. -
Boating at Chippawa Ontario The old wooden railway bridge in the background was replaced with a steel structure after it collapsed prior to 1911. -
Grand River, Caledonia, Ontario Railway bridge across the Grand River in Caledonia, Ontario -
Grand River, Caledonia, Ontario Railway bridge across the Grand River in Caledonia, Ontario -
Grand River, Caledonia, Ontario Railway bridge across the Grand River in Caledonia, Ontario -
Grand River, Caledonia, Ontario Bridge across the Grand River in Caledonia, Ontario. Horse and wagon on dirt road along the river. -
New Hybrid Darwin Tulips Tulips will bloom for several weeks if planter in a semi-shaded location
