Images database -
Browsing Subjects - 'Queenston Heights'
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Title | Aerial View of Brock's Monument |
Creator
| Unknown |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Aerial view of Brock's Monument and Queenston Heights. "This monument was erected to commemorate Sir Isaac Brock, Commander of the British Regiment who met the American forces at Queenston Heights in the War of 1812. It is 185 feet high and was built in 1853." |
Date
| 1969 |
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D503419 |
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Title | Arrival of Canadian Expeditionary Forces at Queenston Heights Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
| Francis J. Petrie Collection |
Date
| July, 1915. |
Description
| Troops are marching up a tree lined road to Queenston Heights in the direction of Brock's monument, passing the railway station ; members of the band marching four abreast are leading the way; some wearing kilts and carrying bag pipes ; all dressed in khaki with bush ranger style hats ; other troops in far background ; train tracks of the Niagara Belt Line in centre background right ; Crest of the British Empire reading On whose Dominion the sun never sets top right corner ; title in black print is centre top ; |
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D423230 |
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Title | At the base of Brock's Monument, Queenston Heights |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Niagara Parks Commission Photographic Collection |
Created
| 1900. |
Notes
| Original in fragile condition and can no longer be handled ; |
| Reproductions available only at 150 dpi ; |
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Title | Bandshell at Queenston Heights in the Fall |
Creator
| Deacon, Reg |
Notes
| From the personal collection of Ruth Deacon ; |
Date
| November, 1978. |
Collection
| Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections |
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D414488WA |
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Title | Bandshell at Queenston Heights - side view |
Creator
| Deacon, Reg |
Notes
| From the personal collection of Ruth Deacon ; |
Date
| July 30, 1997. |
Collection
| Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections |
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D414488WB |
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Title | Base of Brock's Monument Niagara River in Distance Queenston Heights Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Close-up view of one corner of the base of Brock's Monument ; square plinth base with columns at each corner ; another column rests on the plinth itself ; stone lions sit at each corner of the base ; on the column facing is a replica of what may be the General wearing the elaborate uniform that he is usually depicted wearing but bearing a great resemblance to a roman centurion ; some of the base is covered in ivy and small bushes and trees are around the base ; people in far distance left looking out to the lower Niagara River ; title in red print centered at top of card ; crest of the British Empire reading"On whose Dominions the sun never sets" top left corner ; |
Date
| ca 1912 |
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D423243 |
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D423243A |
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