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17 black and white photographs showing Wabasso employees working and having a party, c. 1950s.

No contextual information was provided with the snapshots, but the photos show a surprise party being thrown for one employee, who may be having a…

Black and white photographic print of participants participating in a Tug of war activity at the Plymouth Cordage Company Picnic, c. 1908.

Brief history of Welland Metal Supplies, Ltd.

From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1950.

Brief history of the John Deere Welland Works, with an aerial view of the plant.

From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1950.

Brief history of the Canadian Mead Morrison Company of Welland. It was originally founded by Matthew Beatty, and operated under various forms and names from 1861-1963.

From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal" by…

Brief history of Empire Cotton Mills of Welland, c. 1930. Names of owners, officers, and managers mentioned are C. T. Grantham, Colonel James Woods, Colonel Smart, Lieut. Colonel James W. Woods, Nelson A. Batchelder, Brock Grant, H. A. Fifield,…

Brief history of Canada Foundries and Forgings, Ltd., c. 1930. It was an acquisition of three existing companies: James Smart Manufacturing Co., Canada Forge Company, and the Canadian Billings and Spencer Company.

From the book "History of the…

Complete scanned copy of a special souvenir edition of the Welland Telegraph, August 22, 1902.

In the introduction the edition is described as thus:

"In publishing this special edition the Telegraph was inspired with the idea of presenting to…

Complete scanned copy of a special industrial edition of the Welland Telegraph, c. 1907.

On the fifth page the issue is described as thus: "SPECIAL SOUVENIR NUMBER OF THE TELEGRAPH, DESCRIPTIVE OF AND ILLUSTRATING WELLAND, THE HUB OF THE…

Special 16-page section of the Welland Tribune about the 50th anniversary of Page-Hersey Tubes, October 21, 1952.

Postcard showing a ship on Welland Canal passing by Union Carbide and Page Hersey plants, c. 1940.

The text on the back reads: ""Where rail and water meet", circa 1940. This photo from the top of the Broadway Bridge shows a great lakes ship…

Colour slide showing the rail crossing at Atlas Steels on the corner of East Main and Ross Streets, c. 1970s.

Colour slide showing a car leaving the Atlas Steels plant, c. 1970s.

Colour slide of an unidentified abandoned industrial building, c. 1970s.

Newspaper clipping of an obituary about Joseph Phylias (Peter) Viau, who was a well-known Welland personality and worked at Electro Metals (later Union Carbide) for 42 years. From the June 17, 1970 edition of the Welland Tribune.

Black and white photograph of Peter Viau, retired driver for Electro Metals, posing next to the current driver and truck, c. 1957. From T.N. Morrison's personal collection that was donated to the library.

Also included in the files: the newspaper…

Black and white photographic print of S. L. Lambert Lumber, Niagara Street, Welland, undated.

Black and white photographic print of the Plymouth Cordage Company office, c. 1907.

Black and white photograph of Plymouth Cordage Company's grummets on artillery shells, c. 1940s.

Black and white photograph showing employees assembling grummets at Plymouth Cordage Company, c. 1940s.

Black and white photograph of employees unlaying rope for shell grummets at Plymouth Cordage Company, c. 1940s.

Black and white photograph of construction on the Plymouth Cordage Company building, c. 1904.

Black and white photograph showing bricklayers building the Plymouth Cordage Company building, c. 1904.

Black and white photograph showing bags of grummets ready for shipment at Plymouth Cordage Company, c. 1940s.

Black and white photograph of a grummet inspection by government inspectors at Plymouth Cordage Company, c. 1940s.
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