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  • Queenston ferry dock and boathouse, circa 1919
    Queenston ferry dock and boathouse, circa 1919
    Image       "Mrs. Huggins remembers renting a rowboat at this boat house from John Humphrey, the Queeenston Dockmaster. She and Hazel Corman, then principal of Laura Secord School, where Mrs. Huggins also taught, went on the river. Both of the young ladies knew how to row, but they had difficulty coming back …
    Image     "Mrs. Huggins remembers renting a rowboat at this boat house from John Humphrey, the Queeenston Dockmaster. She and Hazel Corman, then principal of Laura Secord School, where Mrs. Huggins also …
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  • Laura Ingersoll Secord house in Queenston
    Laura Ingersoll Secord house in Queenston
    Image       Negatives from Pat Arrington
    Image     Negatives from Pat Arrington
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  • Steamer at Queenston Dock
    Steamer at Queenston Dock
    Image       Black and white photograph with panoramic view of Queenston and Niagara River, with a steamship waiting at Queenston dock. The picture taken from the Brock's monument (located in Queenston Heights Park) about 1910.
    Image     Black and white photograph with panoramic view of Queenston and Niagara River, with a steamship waiting at Queenston dock. The picture taken from the Brock's monument (located in Queenston Heights …
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  • Panorama of Queenston and lower Niagara River
    Panorama of Queenston and lower Niagara River
    Image       Black and white photograph with panoramic view of Queenston and Niagara River. The picture was taken from the Brock's monument (located in Queenston Heights Park) about 1910.
    Image     Black and white photograph with panoramic view of Queenston and Niagara River. The picture was taken from the Brock's monument (located in Queenston Heights Park) about 1910.
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  • Rail cars of Great Gorge Route
    Rail cars of Great Gorge Route
    Imagecomment       The Great Gorge Route was a popular Niagara river attraction from 1895 - 1935. This electric trolley line ran from Niagara Falls (Prospect Park) to Lewiston, NY along the banks of the Niagara River, with a bridge crossing at Queenston, Ontario.
    Imagecomment     The Great Gorge Route was a popular Niagara river attraction from 1895 - 1935. This electric trolley line ran from Niagara Falls (Prospect Park) to Lewiston, NY along the banks …
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  • Queenston Docks
    Queenston Docks
    Image       Could it be the ice jam in 1955?
    Image     Could it be the ice jam in 1955?
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  • King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Niagara Falls, June 1939
    King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Niagara Falls, June 1939
    Image       The 1939 royal tour of Canada was a cross-Canada royal tour by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, lasting from May 17 to June 15, 1939. It was the first visit of a reigning monarch to Canada. The royal couple arrived by train in St. Catharines on June 7, 1939, …
    Image     The 1939 royal tour of Canada was a cross-Canada royal tour by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, lasting from May 17 to June 15, 1939. It was the first …
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  • Robert J. Lowrey inside General Store in St. Davids
    Robert J. Lowrey inside General Store in St. Davids
    Image       The Lowry's [Lowery] store has also been known as Woodruff's General Store
    Image     The Lowry's [Lowery] store has also been known as Woodruff's General Store
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  • Charles Matthew Lowrey with a group of men
    Charles Matthew Lowrey with a group of men
    Image       Charles Matthew Lowrey [Lowery] was born in Vanessa, Ontario on 29 Aug 1855 to David Jackson Lowrey and Elizabeth Catherine Teeter. He married Helen Emily Wallace and had 5 children (Robert, Harold, Luella, Edna, Marguerite). Later in life Charles M. married Mary McBride. He passed away on April 22, 1931 …
    Image     Charles Matthew Lowrey [Lowery] was born in Vanessa, Ontario on 29 Aug 1855 to David Jackson Lowrey and Elizabeth Catherine Teeter. He married Helen Emily Wallace and had 5 children …
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  • Luella Wallace Lowrey at Alma College in St. Thomas
    Luella Wallace Lowrey at Alma College in St. Thomas
    Image       Luella Wallace Lowrey was born in Queenston on Dec 10, 1894 to Matthew Charles Lowrey and Helen Emily Wallace. In 1926 she married Thomas Henry Clifford and they had two children: Helen and Thomas Alan Clifford. She passed away on 15 Apr 1973 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. ************* Alma College …
    Image     Luella Wallace Lowrey was born in Queenston on Dec 10, 1894 to Matthew Charles Lowrey and Helen Emily Wallace. In 1926 she married Thomas Henry Clifford and they had two …
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  • E.D. Lowrey's General Store in St. Davids
    E.D. Lowrey's General Store in St. Davids
    Imagemysterycomment       This store (one of two in St. Davids in that time) was built by Richard Woodruff (known as "King Dick") around 1812, who operated it until his death in 1872. George Woodruff was the next owner. E.D. Lowrey (Edwin David Lowrey) operated the store from 1893 to 1896. His brother …
    Imagemysterycomment     This store (one of two in St. Davids in that time) was built by Richard Woodruff (known as "King Dick") around 1812, who operated it until his death in 1872. …
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  • Wreck of M.C.R. "Paddy Miles" near Queenston
    Wreck of M.C.R. "Paddy Miles" near Queenston
    Image       Black and white photographs of M.C.R. wreck near Queenston, October 1913.
    Image     Black and white photographs of M.C.R. wreck near Queenston, October 1913.
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  • Deep Hollow 1929
    Deep Hollow 1929
    Image       Black and white photograph of Niagara River and a gully called Deep Hollow, taken in winter 1929. In the background - Lewiston on American side of Niagara River. There are railway tracks along the river on Canadian side (foreground).
    Image     Black and white photograph of Niagara River and a gully called Deep Hollow, taken in winter 1929. In the background - Lewiston on American side of Niagara River. There are …
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  • Deep Hollow 1929 at night.
    Deep Hollow 1929 at night.
    Image       Black and white photograph of Niagara River and gully called Deep Hollow taken at night.
    Image     Black and white photograph of Niagara River and gully called Deep Hollow taken at night.
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  • Laura Secord Memorial School 1923.
    Laura Secord Memorial School 1923.
    Image       Laura Secord Memorial School in Queenston was built and funded in part by Queenston Women's Institute and Buffalo businessman John D. Larkin. It was opened in 1915 and stayed opened till 2010.
    Image     Laura Secord Memorial School in Queenston was built and funded in part by Queenston Women's Institute and Buffalo businessman John D. Larkin. It was opened in 1915 and stayed opened …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Laura Secord Home, 1954
    Laura Secord Home, 1954
    Image       Black and white photograph of two-storey house with verandah, surrounded by mature trees. It is located on a corner lot of a gravel road, where there is also a stone marker with her name.
    Image     Black and white photograph of two-storey house with verandah, surrounded by mature trees. It is located on a corner lot of a gravel road, where there is also a stone …
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  • Laura Secord Home, 1960s.
    Laura Secord Home, 1960s.
    Image       Black and white photograph of two-storey, gable roof house with verandah, surrounded by mature trees and shrubbery on both sides.
    Image     Black and white photograph of two-storey, gable roof house with verandah, surrounded by mature trees and shrubbery on both sides.
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  • Laura Secord Monument, Queenston Heights
    Laura Secord Monument, Queenston Heights
    Image       Photo undated, probably 1960s.
    Image     Photo undated, probably 1960s.
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  • Steamer Chippewa passing the dock area
    Steamer Chippewa passing the dock area
    Image       Chippewa was built by Niagara Navigation Company in 1894 and retired in 1936.
    Image     Chippewa was built by Niagara Navigation Company in 1894 and retired in 1936.
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  • Steps to Queenston Dock, 1921.
    Steps to Queenston Dock, 1921.
    Image       Sepia coloured photograph of the stairs on the riverbank.
    Image     Sepia coloured photograph of the stairs on the riverbank.
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