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    The Lock, 1837, Lockport, N.Y.

    A photograph of the Schooner “Edward Blake” owned by the St. John family, Port Burwell, 1865. Carried wheat from St. Catharines to England. Docking under CKTB hill, Welland Canal

    A photograph of the construction of one of the early Welland Canals, probably the Third Canal. c1870s.

    A photograph of the Second Welland Canal at Lock Four, St. Catharines, Ontario. c1875. Ships noted in the photograph are "The Europe", "The Ocean" and "The Black".

    Scenes from the construction of the third Welland Canal, which took fourteen years to build. From sketches by C.J. Dyers in Canadian Illustrated News, January 1876.

    Port Dalhousie

    Port Dalhousie Harbor

    Lock 23 on the Third Welland Canal, Thorold, Ontario.

    Port Dalhousie From Michigan Side 1885

    A postcard of St. Paul Street with the 2nd Welland Canal in the background, St. Catharines, Ontario. c1885 (possibly 1890’s) Published by Debut Enterprises. Businesses noted: E.S. Leavenworth Printing Office. Auctioneers Hyam & Co.

The Canadian Horticulturalist, Jan 1889     A scan of a photograph of Lock Two of the Old Welland Canal (second) near Welland Vale. Excursion ships such as the one pictured could travel up the canal that far. Photograph first published in the magazine Canadian Horticulturalist, January 1899.

    Welland Canal 1890

    Grand Trunk Rwy. Tunnel Under 3rd Canal. 1890 Located Behind McKinnon's (General Motors) Plant No.2

    Port Harbor 1890

    Port Dalhousie Harbor 1890

    A photograph of the “Lakeside” ferry (1890-1900) along the Welland Canal.

    A photograph of Lock Three of the Welland Canal near the present day Burgoyne Bridge. c1894. The proprietor of the dock at the time was Patrick Dixon. The tug in the foreground is the "Jessie Hume". The Background tug is the "Charles E. Armstrong". The tugs lying in the dry ...

    A photograph of a towpath across a swamp along the Welland Canal. From the Leeson Collection. c1898.

    A photograph of laying the bed of the Third Welland Canal? Made with hand-made concrete. From the Leeson Collection. c1900.

    A photograph of the sills of the First Canal seen during the Building of the Third Canal? Coffers hold the water back in the old canal until the work is done. c1900 From the Leeson Collection.