Collection Timeline

1914 to 1931

1914
Building watertight embankment
Retaining wall for dam at head of Lock 6
View of lower end of Lock no. 4 and Power House
General plan of syphon culvert Chippawa Creek crossing
General plan Lock no.2

1915
West side Lock 1 looking N through filling culvert
Channelling machine working on east side, lock No. 5
Building sub-foundation, Lock no. 2
Port Weller Harbour
South-west wall Lock no.1 showing reinforcement

1916
Dragline machines working on pit for Lock no.3
Lock no. 1 lower end of west wall
Cribs at lake end E embankment at Port Weller Harbour showing end of W embankment
Standard mooring pot Lock no. 1

1922
Lock no. 6 from temporary bridge looking south
Lock no.6 from upper west entrance wall looking north
Lock no.6 Blaw-Knox forms near completion
General view of Plymouth Gasoline Locomotive and Moving Concreting Hopper
Marion shovel and deep cut looking north from Lock no. 3
Crib no. 21 ready for pouring no.5 lift

1923
Lock no. 3 looking south-east showing pit for section of west wall

1924
Jacking timber unwatering gate over pintle Lock no. 1
Lock no. 1 timber unwatering gate east leaf partially open position
Flight lock excavation and concrete looking south from centre pier of GTR Bridge
General View North end of Lock No 6 and South end of lock No 5
Timber Unwatering Gate Lock No 1 East Leaf partially open position
35 ton jacks under quoin end for lowering timber unwatering gate on pintle lock

1925
Bridge no. 7 Peter Street General Plan
Cutting of piles in foundation on East Piers Bridge no.14
Cutting of piles in foundation east piers Bridge no. 14
Cutting of piles in foundation east piers Bridge no.14
Anchor frames in W side wall for upper G’d gate twin locks no.6
Site Twin Locks No 4 looking South from CNR Maintenance crossing Bridge
Section no.3 stone crushing plank
Bridge no. 17A swing span afloat on scows between original location and diversion
Submarine pile cut-off saw rig for bridge pier foundation sec. 1

1926
Bridge no. 17 Wabash Division Canadian National Railways General Plan
General Plan for a Scherzer rolling lift bridge Queenston Road
Planing timbers for unwatering gates
Rock cut south end of section no. 1

1927
Erecting W. Leaf Unwatering Gates N. end Lock no. 8 looking N.W.
Bridge no.7 Lock no.7 looking south

1928
View of Lock No. 7 looking north
Taintor valves
Section no.6 dragline excavating E’ slope prism

1929
General view syphon culvert looking east
Lock no.2 with spare gate being floated
Spare 82’ gate leaf floating in horizontal position Lock 2
Welland Ship Canal chart showing items making up the total cost of $122 000 000

1930
Fender machine below lower gates Lock no.3
Rotating drum of wire rope gate fender machine west side Lock no.1 looking N

1931
Lock no. 7 and flightlocks looking north
Guard gate and safety weir looking north with bridge no. 9 closing