Niagara Postcards Collection, 1878-1990, RG 104
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A collection of postcards from the Niagara Region including St. Catharines, Welland, Fonthill, Niagara Falls, and Queenston. There are over 200 postcards in this collection with three additional photographs of Dr. Theophilus Mack, the twin locks at Thorold, and a sweeper railroad car.
Recent Submissions
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Postcard - "267 Ice Formation on Trees, Niagara Falls"n.d.A postcard with the label "267 Ice Formation on Trees, Niagara Falls". The back of the postcard has the following text printed: "Ice Formation. The ice formation presented in the above is reproduced here because of its unusual character. It is rare, even in the history of Niagara, that such a formation can be found. In the above the visitor in imagination can wander through the aisles and transepts of a great cathedral whose music is the anthem of the waters and whose organ peal the unending thunder of the cataract."
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Postcard - "General View, Niagara Falls"n.d.A postcard with the label "General View, Niagara Falls". The image shows the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls with a few boats in the water.
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Postcard - "No. 913 - Brock's Monument, Queenston Heights, Canada"n.d.A postcard with the label "No. 913 Brock's Monument, Queenston Heights, Canada". The image features the Brock Monument and some of the surrounding gardens with a few visitors visible at the base of the monument.
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Postcard - "Niagara Falls, Queenston Heights, Ontario, Gatekeepers Lodge at Brock's Monument"n.d.A postcard with the label "Niagara Falls, Queenston Heights, Ontario, Gatekeepers Lodge at Brock's Monument".
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Postcard - "The South Landing Inn - Overlooking the Niagara River, Queenston, Ontario, Canada"n.d.A postcard with the label "The South Landing Inn - Overlooking the Niagara River, Queenston, Ontario, Canada." The image is a side view of the Inn.
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Postcard - "S123, Steamer 'Cayuga' landing at Queenston, Toronto to Niagara Falls Route"n.d.A postcard with the label "S123 Steamer 'Cayuga' landing at Queenston, Toronto to Niagara Falls Route". The image shows the large steamship coming in as a massive crowd of people waits.
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Postcard - "Brock's Monument and Restaurant, Queenston Heights, Ontario"1948A postcard with the label "Brock's Monument and Restaurant, Queenston Heights, Ontario". The postmark is dated 1948 and addressed to Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Postcard - "150 - Falls Street, Niagara Falls, N.Y.n.d.A postcard with the label "150 - Falls Street, Niagara Falls, N.Y." The image is a street scene with multiple vehicles parked along the road and many shops and business line the street.
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Postcard - "The Home of Shredded Wheat"n.d.A postcard with the label "The Home of Shredded Wheat" and the following text "I have just gone through this wonderful plant and have seen them make Shredded Wheat. It is said to be the cleanest food factory in the world. You certainly would like Shredded Wheat even better than you do, if you could see it made. With best wishes." The image includes the factory, a bowl of Shredded Wheat and an illustration of Niagara Falls.
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Postcard - "'The Home of Shredded Wheat,' Niagara Falls, N.Y.1915A postcard with the label "'The Home of Shredded Wheat,' Niagara Falls, N.Y." The back of the postcard includes the text "I have just visited the cleanest, finest, most hygienic food factory in the world, in which are made every day over 2,000,000 Shredded Wheat Biscuits."
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Postcard - "Horse Shoe Fall from Terrapin Point Niagara Falls"1909A postcard with the label "Horse Shoe Fall From Terrapin Point Niagara Falls". The postmark is dated 1909 and addressed to Mrs. Wright of Louisville, GA.
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Postcard - "No. 916, Lewiston and Queenston Heights Bridge Spanning Lower Niagara River."1910A postcard with the label "No. 916, Lewiston and Queenston Heights Bridge Spanning Lower Niagara River." The postmark is dated 1910 and is addressed to Miss Hazel Lane of Ridgeway, Ontario.
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Postcard - "C. 15. The Clifton Hotel, Niagara Falls, Canada"n.d.A postcard with the label "C. 15 The Clifton Hotel, Niagara Falls, Canada". The image is a front view of the hotel with some of the gardens in view.
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Postcard - "279: - The Clifton Hotel, Niagara Falls."n.d.A postcard with the label "279: - The Clifton Hotel, Niagara Falls." The image shows the hotel with its large gardens.
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Postcard - "Holy Trinity Church, Fonthill, Ont."1909, 1912A postcard with the label "Holy Trinity Church, Fonthill, Ont." There are two copies of the postcard in this album. The first postmark is dated 1909 and is addressed to Miss Madaline Rose, Humberstone, Ontario. The second copy is dated 1912 and addressed to Miss Gladys Howell of St. George, Ontario.
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Postcard - "A. Railton's Residence, Manufacturer of Cement Blocks, Fonthill"n.d.A postcard with the label "A. Railton's Residence, Manufacturer of Cement Blocks, Fonthill". The image includes a straight on perspective of the home which is white stone with a large porch.
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Postcard - "Public School, Fonthill, Ont."n.d.A postcard with the label "Public School, Fonthill, Ont.". The postmark is illegible, but the note is addressed to Miss Gladys Bell of Batavia, NY. The school included on the postcard is Fonthill Public school which was demolished in 2002.
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Postcard - "A bird's-eye view of Fonthill, Ontario, Canada"ca. 1950sA postcard showing "A bird's-eye view of Fonthill, Ontario". Several buildings and streets can be seen with a dense number of trees in the top right corner of the image.
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Postcard - "De Cew Falls, near St. Catharines, Ont. Canada"n.d.A postcard with the label "De Cew Falls, near St. Catharines, Ont., Canada". The image shows the Decew Falls and a few small buildings can be seen in the background.
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Postcard - "Lower Decew Falls, St. Catherines, Ont."n.d.A postcard with the label "Lower Decew Falls, St. Catherines, Ont.". The image shows the falls with some branches and rocks in the water and trees lining the waters edge.