Walter Lewis stereocards,collection, 1904-1913, n.d.

Abstract

The collection consists of 12 stereocards. Six of the stereocards feature photographs of Port Robinson and the Welland Canal. Images include construction of the new Welland Ship Canal; a ship in the canal; a boat in one of the 25 locks of the new Welland Canal near Thorold; J.A. Cowan with his wife and daughter outside of a home on South and Margaret Streets in Port Robinson (1913); J.A. Cowan and his wife and daughter sitting underneath a tree in Port Robinson (1913); and the exterior of the Standard Steel Construction Co. Shop in Port Robinson. The other six stereocards feature photographs of St. Catharines and Decew. Images include the back of St. Paul Street in St. Catharines, looking up from the Welland Canal; a street view in St. Catharines; Decew Falls; the water below the cascade at Decew Falls; a man standing in front of Decew Falls; and a monument or grave.