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S.S. Meaford breaks ribbon as welland gates swing open. History was made in the world of transportation yesterday, when lock No. 8 of the new Welland (...)
S.S. Meaford breaks ribbon as welland gates swing open. History was made in the world of transportation yesterday, when lock No. 8 of the new Welland (...)

S.S. Meaford breaks ribbon as welland gates swing open. History was made in the world of transportation yesterday, when lock No. 8 of the new Welland (...)

Date9/17/1929
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Original Toronto Star caption: S.S. Meaford breaks ribbon as welland gates swing open. History was made in the world of transportation yesterday, when lock No. 8 of the new Welland ship canal was opened and five vessels passed through. [Incomplete]
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0108566F
      Here we see the S.S. Northumberland, a picturesque white, coming through one of the locks of the Welland Canal [Incomplete]
      Here we see the S.S. Northumberland, a picturesque white, coming through one of the locks of the Welland Canal [Incomplete]
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      n.d.
      A slicer drag at St. Catharines excavating for a dry dock in which to repair the steel gates of the new 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
      Sen, James W.
      6/20/1928
      S.S. John A. Holloway when in lake service, It was early evening on a Sunday in September. The S.S. John A. Holloway, 1,750 tons, home port Toronto, b(...)
      S.S. John A. Holloway when in lake service, It was early evening on a Sunday in September. The S.S. John A. Holloway, 1,750 tons, home port Toronto, b(...)
      Denno, George
      10/24/1942
      Men who Boarded the ship were trapped aboard when water in Welland canal lock was lowered
      Men who Boarded the ship were trapped aboard when water in Welland canal lock was lowered
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/23/1948
      Coal freighter sinks at Thorold, Special to the Star, Thorold, July 31 - Ontario had a miniature Normandie disaster yesterday when the S.S. Coalhaven (...)
      Coal freighter sinks at Thorold, Special to the Star, Thorold, July 31 - Ontario had a miniature Normandie disaster yesterday when the S.S. Coalhaven (...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/31/1942
      These huge twin lift locks of the new Welland canal indicate the colossal size of Ontario's new shipway
      These huge twin lift locks of the new Welland canal indicate the colossal size of Ontario's new shipway
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/2/1930
      Comprehensive view of lock No. 4 in the new Welland fine panorama of the lower [Incomplete]
      Comprehensive view of lock No. 4 in the new Welland fine panorama of the lower [Incomplete]
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/14/1931
      Emptying a lock on the new Welland canal
      Emptying a lock on the new Welland canal
      Boyd, John
      n.d.
      Lock No 1, New Welland Canal and Harbor, Pt
      Lock No 1, New Welland Canal and Harbor, Pt
      Stedman Bros. Ltd
      1910
      Snap! Blue Jay Devon White breaks his bat with a mighty swing against the White Sox yesterday
      Snap! Blue Jay Devon White breaks his bat with a mighty swing against the White Sox yesterday
      Goode, Jeff
      5/12/1991
      The start was good anyway. Playoff Player (No. 7) breaks alertly from the gate under jockey Larry Attard in yesterday's first race at Greenwood. The g(...)
      The start was good anyway. Playoff Player (No. 7) breaks alertly from the gate under jockey Larry Attard in yesterday's first race at Greenwood. The g(...)
      Stuparyk, Michael
      4/8/1983
      Canada - Ontario - Welland Canal - Locks and Ships - 1989 (1 of 2 files)
      Canada - Ontario - Welland Canal - Locks and Ships - 1989 (1 of 2 files)
      Brennan, Pat
      12/17/1980