Welland Canal #3 (1887-1931)

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Welland Canal #3 (1887-1931)

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Ship passing the aqueduct on the third Welland Canal, c. 1892
Black and white photograph of a ship passing the aqueduct on the third Welland Canal, c. 1892.

Picture scanned from a copy of The Saturday Globe, a Toronto newspaper, the July 23, 1892 edition had a special section on Welland.

"Old Canal Cut" via Port Robinson, locks to Welland River, c. 1920s
Black and white photograph of "Old Canal Cut" via Port Robinson, locks to Welland River, c. 1920s.

Picture taken from the book "Jubilee History of Thorold Township and Town, Covering the Eventful Period from 1897 to 1932."

Magazine article on history of St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal, from the August 1881 edition of Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Magazine article on the history of St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal, from the August 1881 edition of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.

Harper's was a New York City-based publication, and the article is 21 pages long, titled "Water Routes from…

Third Welland Canal at Port Dalhousie, c. 1908
Black and white photographic print of the Third Welland Canal at Port Dalhousie, c. 1908.

Dredge work on Third Welland Canal
Black and white photographic print showing dredge work on the Third Welland Canal, undated.

Postcard of a ship passing by the bridge at Humberstone on the Third Welland Canal, c. 1913
Colourized photographic postcard of a ship passing by the bridge at Humberstone on the Third Welland Canal, c. 1913.

Construction of Third Aqueduct, looking north, c. 1870
Black and white photograph showing construction of the Third Aqueduct, looking north, c. 1870.

Excavating the Third Welland Canal at Allanburg, c. 1872-1887
Black and white photograph showing workers excavating the Third Welland Canal at Allanburg (Thorold), c. 1872-1887.

West side of Welland Canal showing Alexandra Bridge and West Main Street, c. 1920-1925
Black and white photograph showing the west side of the Welland Canal showing the Alexandra Bridge and West Main Street, c. 1920-1925.

Welland Iron and Brass on west side of Third Welland Canal, north of bridge, c. 1920
Black and white photograph showing Welland Iron and Brass on the west side of the Third Welland Canal, north of bridge, c. 1920.

Bird's eye view Welland Canal, Humberstone in distance, Port Colborne, c. 1912
Black and white photographic postcard of a bird's eye view of the Welland Canal, Humberstone (now part of Port Colborne) in distance, Port Colborne, c. 1912.

Lock Pit on the Third Welland Canal at Welland, view to the east
Black and white photographic print of the Lock Pit on the Third Welland Canal at Welland, view to the east, undated.

Postcard of Third Welland Canal Bridge, Port Colborne, c. 1913
Black and white postcard of the Third Welland Canal Bridge, Port Colborne, c. 1913. Captioned "Working at the Electric Wires, Port Colborne, Ont."

Ship turning around in the Third Welland Canal
Three black and white photographs of a ship in the Third Welland Canal, undated. The first photo is of the ship turning around, and the second and third shows it entering the Lock Pit, with the Courthouse in the right background.

Ship going through Third Welland Canal near the Welland Aqueduct, c. 1916
Black and white photographic print of a ship going through the Third Welland Canal near the Welland Aqueduct, c. 1916.

Ship under re-fit is towed through Welland Canal, c. 1916
Black and white photographic prints showing a ship under re-fit being towed through the Welland Canal, c. 1916.

Ship being towed on Third Welland Canal
Black and white photograph of a ship being towed on the Third Welland Canal, undated.

A coal burning grain carrier passes by the Alexandra Bridge, c. 1910
Black and white photograph showing a coal burning grain carrier ship as it passes by the Alexandra Bridge, c. 1910

Tug "Hector" at Thorold, c. 1900
Black and white photographic print of the tug "Hector" at Thorold on the Third Welland Canal, c. 1900.

Two illustrations of the Third Welland Canal, c. 1882
Black and white prints of two illustrations of the Third Welland Canal, c. 1882. It shows Lock 1 of the Third Welland Canal and the Deep Cut. They are from the 1882 book 'Picturesque Canada: The Country As It Was and Is.'

Lock on Third Welland Canal, c. 1890
Black and white photographic print showing a lock on the Third Welland Canal, c. 1890.

Postcard of watercraft on Welland Canal, c. 1905-1915
Black and white photographic postcard of people piloting watercraft on the Welland Canal, with spectators on the Alexandra Bridge in the background for an unknown event, c. 1905-1915.

Welland South Bridge, c. 1916
Black and white photographic print of the Welland South Bridge, c. 1916.

Port Robinson, c. 1913
Black and white photographic print showing the community of Port Robinson with the swing bridge over the Welland Canal, c. 1913. The swing bridge was later replaced with a vertical lift bridge called Bridge 12 which was destroyed in an accident in…

Welland Canal Aqueduct under construction, under third canal, c. 1888-1928
Black and white photographic print of the Welland Canal Aqueduct under construction, under third canal, c. 1888-1928.
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