Welland Canal : Digital Archive Ontario

Prince may assist at ceremony. The new Welland canal is now 95 per cent completed, and it is expected that August, 1930, will witness the first large freighter navigating the famous twin-flight locks from Lake Erie to lake Ontario. The photographs here show: (1) 82-foot gates on western No. 5 twin-flight locks. [Incomplete]

Picture, 1929

Operator of Standing Derrick. Sam Jones, operator of the derrick which stood the strain of the collapse of the crane on the opposite bank of the Welland canal. He later brought the dead and injured to the top of the bank in sling.

Picture, 1928

These huge twin lift locks of the new Welland canal indicate the colossal size of Ontario's new shipway.

Picture, 1930

Wm Minty who escaped by grabbing a car

Picture, 1927

Part of the new Welland Canal is now in full operation. Here we see the funnel and masts of a vessel in Lock No. 3. She's ready to be lowered to the next level as she makes her way to Lake Ontario.

Picture, 1930

W. N. Duncan

Picture, 1928

Welland

Picture, 1930

Wm. Mack Diver who took great risk in getting men out having to dive under timber wreckage and pumps

Picture, 1927

Canada - Ontario - Welland Canal - Disaster

Picture, 1928

Comprehensive view of lock No. 4 in the new Welland fine panorama of the lower [Incomplete]

Picture, 1931

Where Canal gate collapsed. At least nine men were killed, twelve are in hospital badly crushed and several others were more or less seriously injured at Lock No. 6 of the new Welland canal to-day, when a 500-ton gate collapsed as it was being placed in position by derricks. At the TOP is shown Locks No. 5 and 6 with Lock No. 7 in the background. The depth of the canal at this point is 130.8 feet, almost the sa depth as the Horseshoe Falls. At the BOTTOM is a map showing where the accident occured. [Incomplete]

Picture, 1928

Canada - Ontario - Welland Canal - Locks and Ships - 1989 (1 of 2 files)

Picture, 1985

Canada - Ontario - Welland Canal - Disaster

Picture, 1928

Winter work: Eric Ahermae, director of engineering on the Welland Canal, and his 400-man crew are racing against time to complete vital repairs to the 45-kilometre (26-mile) canal, which is drained of water at freeze-up time each year. The 50-year-old canal, which attracts thousands of summer sightseers, also attracts car thieves - at least 50 stolen cars were found on the muddy bottom this year.

Picture, 1982

Well and Canal

Picture, 1930

New Willand Canal

Picture, 1927

Welland Canal

Picture, Date Unknown

A slicer drag at St. Catharines excavating for a dry dock in which to repair the steel gates of the new Welland canal.

Picture, 1928

Welland Canal Layour

Picture, 1929

Maintenance workers are getting a battered Welland Canal shipshape for another navigation season.

Picture, 1987

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Operator of Standing Derrick. Sam Jones, operator of the derrick which stood the strain of the collapse of the crane on the opposite bank of the Welland canal. He later brought the dead and injured to the top of the bank in sling.

These huge twin lift locks of the new Welland canal indicate the colossal size of Ontario's new shipway.

Wm Minty who escaped by grabbing a car

Part of the new Welland Canal is now in full operation. Here we see the funnel and masts of a vessel in Lock No. 3. She's ready to be lowered to the next level as she makes her way to Lake Ontario.

W. N. Duncan

Welland

Wm. Mack Diver who took great risk in getting men out having to dive under timber wreckage and pumps

Canada - Ontario - Welland Canal - Disaster

Comprehensive view of lock No. 4 in the new Welland fine panorama of the lower [Incomplete]

Canada - Ontario - Welland Canal - Locks and Ships - 1989 (1 of 2 files)

Canada - Ontario - Welland Canal - Disaster

Well and Canal

New Willand Canal

Welland Canal

A slicer drag at St. Catharines excavating for a dry dock in which to repair the steel gates of the new Welland canal.

Welland Canal Layour

Maintenance workers are getting a battered Welland Canal shipshape for another navigation season.

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