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Title | 134th Canadian Battalion, Niagara Camp, Canada Postcard |
Creator
| Private Wm. D. Reid |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Postcard from Private William D. Reid of 134th Canadian Battalion to Miss Bella Goodwill of Woodbridge Ontario. Postcard reads: This is a PC to let you know that I got home on Monday & I hope that you got home alright. I May tell you that we got home to Camp Borden on Thursday night, but I can tell you that we are going to have some jobs we have got all our own_____ and I think that I would as soon have....(the remainder of the post card is unreadable) |
Date
| July 1916 |
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D503607 |
Black and white postcard |
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Title | 134th Canadian Battalion, Niagara Camp, Canada Postcard |
Creator
| Private Wm. D. Reid |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Postcard from Private William D. Reid of 134th Canadian Battalion to Miss Bella Goodwill of Woodbridge Ontario. Postcard reads: This is a PC to let you know that I got home on Monday & I hope that you got home alright. I May tell you that we got home to Camp Borden on Thursday night, but I can tell you that we are going to have some jobs we have got all our own_____ and I think that I would as soon have....(the remainder of the post card is unreadable) |
Date
| July 1916 |
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D503607A |
Black and white postcard |
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Back side of postcard ID # D503607 |
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Title | 36th Regt. [Regiment] Band and No. 7 Company returning from Niagara Camp |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Card was mailed in Shelburne Ontario July 28 1911 to Master Milton Sloan of Hornings Mills, Ontario ; message reads Please accept my heartiest congratulations. Hope you are enjoying your vacation. F S Morrison ; |
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D421816 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | 7th (St Catharines) Field Battery at Niagara Camp |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| 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 ; |
Notes
| Card was mailed in St Catharines Ontario November 1st 1910 to Mrs Pattison, Box 73, Winona ; message reads "It was too long last night with ? after Halloweeners to get time to write a letter and was late getting up this morning so only have time for this. With love Nan Binn?" ; |
Date
| ca 1910 |
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D423170 |
Black and white photograph |
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Title | Across the River from Niagara Glen, Niagara Falls, Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Great Gorge Route tram in background ; |
Notes
| Card was mailed in Niagara Falls on January 26th 1909 to Edie M Fairbanks, 125 Waterloo Avenue, Guelph, Ont. message reads "Hope you are well by this time. Dad" ; |
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D422782 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Administration building Queen Victoria Park Niagara Falls Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
| Francis J. Petrie Collection |
Notes
| Card was mailed in Welland, Ont.on may 20th (date not readable) to Mrs M Garner, 354 Clendenan Ave, West Toronto, Ont ; message reads "Dear friend, we were pleased to get your letter and glad to know that you are coming over soon. Come, and stay as lon as you can and we willmeet you if you let us know. Lovingly Mary Hill " ; |
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D421490 |
Postcard |
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D421490A |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aerial View of the American Falls |
Creator
| Bailey, George |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Aerial view of the American Falls, the prospect point observation tower and cave of the winds. |
Date
| Unknown |
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D503417 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aerial View of the American Falls and Downtown Niagara Falls, N.Y. |
Creator
| David Feldbloom |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| A spectacular view of the American Falls with the Observation bridge on the left. In the background is the city of Niagara Falls, New York. Cave of the Winds can be seen to the right of the Falls. |
Date
| unknown |
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D503872 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aerial View of American Falls and Horseshoe Falls |
Creator
| Bailey, George |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Aerial view of the American Falls on the left and the Horsehoe Falls on the right. |
Date
| Unknown |
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D503418 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aerial view of the American and Horseshoe Falls |
Creator
| Buddy Moffet |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Niagara Falls: This splendid aerial photograph shows the American Falls and their relationship to the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. Three copies. |
Date
| 1997 |
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D503861 |
Colour postcard |
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D503861A |
Colour postcard |
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D503861B |
Colour postcard |
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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 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aerial View of Goat Island and both Falls. |
Creator
| Dexter Colour Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Niagara Falls. The American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls are separated by Goat Island, a part of the New York State Reservation. Two copies. |
Date
| unknown |
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D503873 |
Colour postcard |
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D503873A |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aerial view of the Horseshoe Falls |
Creator
| Dexter Colour Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Niagara Falls. The Horseshoe Falls with Terrapin Point, N.Y. left, and Table Rock House, Ontario, on the right. |
Date
| unknown |
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D503884 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aerial View of Horseshoe Falls and Helicopter |
Creator
| Mira Jordan |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| The thrilling helicopter flight which operates all year round giving you a bird's-eye view of the falls and surrounding areas. |
Date
| 1983 |
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D503865 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aerial view of the Horseshoe Falls and Table Rock House |
Creator
| Dexter Colour Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Niagara Falls. The Horseshoe Falls with Terrapin Point, N.Y. (foreground) and Table Rock House, Ontario, Canada. |
Date
| unknown |
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D503858 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aerial View of Niagara Falls |
Creator
| Sheffer, Mary |
Date
| February, 1980. |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
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D418744 |
Postcard |
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Title | Aerial View of Niagara Falls |
Description
| Colour postcard |
Collection
| Francis J. Petrie Collection |
| Postcard Collection |
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D418748 |
Photograph |
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Title | Aerial View of Niagara Falls |
Creator
| Jordan's Color Lab |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Aerial view showing American Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Lower Niagara River and the RainbowBridge |
Date
| Unknown |
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D504660 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aerial View of Oakes Gardens and Niagara Falls |
Creator
| Unknown |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| The Niagara River flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, forming a natural boundary between Canada and the United States. At the brink, the Falls are divided by Goat Island, forming the American Falls, 167 feet high and the Horseshoe or Canadian Falls, while not as high, are some 2500 feet wide. This view shows both Falls as well as the Niagara River Parkway and beautiful Oakes Gardens |
Date
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D503866 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aero Cable, Niagara Falls |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Also known as the Spanish Aero Car |
Notes
| Card was mailed in Niagara Falls Ontario on August 13th, 1928 to Mr A Buchenberg, Route 1, De Soto, Mo. ; message reads Saw this cable car cross here today, but it was too interesting to go over one. This is some fine trip for honeymooners. Alice ; |
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D422693 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aero Cable, Niagara Falls |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Also known as the Spanish Aero Car |
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D422694 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aero Cable, Niagara Falls [Spanish Aero Car] |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Crossing the Whirlpool Rapids of the Lower Niagara River, track of the Great Gorge Trip (right) ; |
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D421438 |
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Title | Aero Cable over Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls [Spanish Aero Car] |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
| Francis J. Petrie Collection |
Description
| Train of the Great Gorge Trip visible bottom right ; |
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D421498 |
Postcard |
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D421498A |
Colour postcard |
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D421498B |
Colour postcard |
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D421498C |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aero Car Niagara Falls [Spanish] |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Crossing over the Whirlpool Rapids |
Notes
| No. 4512 ; printed in Canada |
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D421588 |
Postcard |
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Title | Aerocar over Niagara Falls Whirlpool |
Creator
| F.H. Leslie, Ltd. |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| This steel car, suspended only by cables, transports visitors back and forth over the great whirlpool. |
Date
| Unknown |
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D504331 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Aeroplane view Niagara Falls |
Description
| published by the Harris Litho Co., Ltd., Toronto |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
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D12697 |
Postcard |
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Title | All eyes on Helen Lothian at Niagara Falls Public Library. |
Creator
| Roels, Ron |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Helen Lothian (right) was head of children's services at Niagara Falls Public Library from 1941 until 1976. |
Date
| unknown |
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D503687 |
Black and white photograph |
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Title | The All-America Flower Trials at Stokes Seed Farms, St Catharines, Ontario |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Reverse reads These flower gardens are used by Stokes Seeds Ltd., for experimental work and testing new varieties, which include the All-America flower selections. Visitors are welcome to see the flower gardens, which are located just north of the Martindale Overpass on the QE Highway ; |
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D422759 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | The American Falls as seen from the Canadian side |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Notes of Reverse: Genuine reproduction from Kodachrome original in Curteicholor ; KN 72Viewed from the Canadian side, the Kodachrome reproduction shows ther ecent giant rockslide that occurred on Prospect Point ; |
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D422545 |
Colour postcard |
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D422545A |
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Title | American Falls from Below Postcard |
Creator
| Unknown |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| View of the American Falls taken from below the Falls |
Date
| Unknown |
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D503615 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | American Falls from Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Horseshoe Falls in background (right) and the Niagara Boulevard (later Parkway) can be seen bottom right ; |
Notes
| Note street car tracks bottom right ; |
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D422663 |
Black and white postcard |
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Title | American Falls from Canadian Side Postcard |
Creator
| Unknown |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| View of the American Falls and the lower Niagara River from the Canadian side. |
Date
| Unknown |
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D503610 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | American Falls from Goat Island |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Canada to the left, US to the right, Upper Steel Arch Bridge centre ; |
Notes
| Damage to bottom section of postcard ; |
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D421877 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | American Falls From Goat Island, Niagara Falls |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Canada to the left, US to the right ; Upper Steel Arch Bridge centre ; the four large smokestacks in the extreme background to the left belong to the Aluminum Company of America , formerly known as the Pittsburg Reduction Company ; |
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D421352 |
Postcard |
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Title | American Falls From Goat Island, Niagara Falls |
Creator
| Maple Leaf Bazar |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Hand coloured postcard showing the American Falls taken from Goat Island. |
Date
| 1926 |
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D504241 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | American Falls from Goat Isle Postcard |
Creator
| Unknown |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| View of the American Falls taken from Goat Island |
Date
| Unknown |
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D503624 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | American Falls from Prospect Point Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Honeymoon Bridge in background ; |
Notes
| The title has been given as it is on the post card. It should be noted that it is incorrect. Prospect Point is in Niagara Falls NY not Ontario ; |
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D422781 |
Colour postcard |
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D422781A |
Colour postcard |
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Title | The American Falls from Queen Victoria Park, Canada. |
Creator
| Unknown |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| The American Falls from Queen Victoria Park, Canada. The park is famous for the magnificent floral display that enhance the scenery from early Spring until late Fall. |
Date
| unknown |
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D503881 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | The American Falls Frozen |
Creator
| Leslie, F H |
Collection
| Francis J. Petrie Collection |
| Postcard Collection |
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D415176 |
Postcard |
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Title | American Falls illuminated Niagara Falls |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Reverse reads To view the Falls of Niagara by night is to be wide awake in a Land of Dreams. Twenty-four 36" searchlights, each of which emits 55 million candle-power, totalling approximately 1 billion, 320 million candlepower turn Niagara into Fairyland" ; |
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D422824 |
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Title | American Falls at Prospect Point and Horseshoe Falls in the distance |
Creator
| Jordan's Color Lab |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| American Falls at Prospect Point with the Horseshoe Falls in the distance. Maid of the Mist can be seen in the river. |
Date
| Unknown |
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D504659 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | American Falls and Steel Arch Bridge from Luna Island, Niagara Falls |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| US side right, Canada to the left ; |
Notes
| Reverse reads General view Niagara Falls, this view shows a marvelous picture from Steel Arch Bridge, 192 feet above the water. In this view of the falls, the beauty and vastness of the scene is most impressing ; |
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D421356 |
Postcard |
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Title | American Falls in Winter |
Creator
| Schira |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| Prospect Point Park, American Falls, Upper Steel Arch Bridge |
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D421580 |
Postcard |
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Title | The American Falls , with Maid of the Mist and Horseshoe Falls in the background |
Creator
| Counsell, Gordon |
Description
| Designed and printed by the Postcard factory, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario ; The LIbrary does not have copyright permission to display this image but it may be viewed in person at the Victoria Avenue Library ; |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
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D10309 |
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Title | Among the maples Fonthill Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Francis J. Petrie Collection |
| Postcard Collection |
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D422898 |
Black and white postcard |
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Title | Approaching Niagara-on-the-Lake on the route of the Niagara River Line |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Card was mailed in Niagara-on-the-Lake August 8th 1910 to Mrs L Lister, Lancaster, NY ; message reads "Having a fine time Phil" ; |
| Published for the Canada Railway News Co., Ltd., Toronto |
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D422805 |
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Title | The Armoury, Niagara Falls, Canada |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
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D416071 |
Postcard |
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D416071A |
Black and white photograph |
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Title | The Armoury St Catharines |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Francis J. Petrie Collection |
| Postcard Collection |
Description
| 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 ; |
Notes
| Built in 1904 and is home to the Lincoln & Welland Regiment |
| Card was mailed on November 28th 1908 to Miss D Reece, North Pelham, Ont ; message reads "Answer soon. I am not home. Madge" ; |
Date
| 1908. |
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D423189 |
Colour postcard |
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Title | Army Service Corps and Butler's Barracks, Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
Notes
| Card was mailed in Niagara-on-the-Lake June 19 1907 to Miss Nettie Pattison of Winona Ontario ; message reads Having a fine time with lots of work are going to camp out near Welland tomorrow ... ; |
Date
| ca 1907 |
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D422047 |
Black and white postcard |
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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 |
Colour postcard |
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99. |
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Title | Arrival of the Cayuga at Niagara-on-the-Lake Canada |
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Collection
| Postcard Collection |
| Francis J. Petrie Collection |
Description
| "Niagara Navigation Co Steamers to Toronto" advertising sign in foreground |
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D422931 |
Colour postcard |
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100. |
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Title | Arriving at Crystal Beach |
Type
| Still Image |
Collection
| Postcard Collection |
| Francis J. Petrie Collection |
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D422872 |
Black and white postcard |
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