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 Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), 10 Jun 2000     The celebration was part of Once Upon 200 Years, the year of anniversary events that began with the library's Gala Dinner in January. The ceremony also included the announcement of the name of the new street where the new library and fire hall will be located. The name was being …

      Colour photographs taken during an official opening of new, modern library facilities and new fire hall (station 1) on Anderson Lane in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Program of Opening Ceremonies: 12:00 P.M. Welcome to the Site 12:30 P.M. Master of Ceremonies Alderman Terry Flynn Greetings from Lord Mayor Art Viola March on the …

      The present Public Library dates from October 1848 when the Niagara Mechanics' Institute was founded, for the "promotion of scientific pursuits, the advancement of knowledge and acquisition of a library and necessary apparatus." The Niagara Mechanics' Institute provided lectures, a library and classes for the improvement of mechanics and others. …

 Niagara Advance (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada), July, 1999     Articles about celebrating 30 years of work of the Niagara-on-the-Lake librarians, Linda Potter and Gerda Molson, who were presented with plaques by Lord Mayor Art Viola and Alderman Jamie Slingerland. Also, colour photographs of Linda Potter, Gerda Molson, David Eke and Mellie Enns, taken during their anniversary celebration at the …

      Please check "St. Mark's Persons of Hopeful Piety" by Fred Habermehl and Donald Combe for more information on St. Mark's Women's Auxiliary.

      Colour photographs taken during an official opening of the new NOTL Public Library on 10 Anderson Lane. During Grand Opening Celebration, the Reading Garden was opened and the Donor Recognition Plaque unveiled. Program of Grand Opening Celebration: "We acknowledge the Municipal Council Members and the members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Library …

      Black and white photograph of the members of Fire Department in Niagara-on-the-Lake in 1950. Framed for a wall display. BACK : E. SMITH, J. NESBITT, H. DICK, W. RICHARDSON, W. GALLOP, N. HAINES, R. CLARK, C. RICHES, F. BALL CENTER: E.J. SAUNDERS, P. STEVENS, W. SUMMERS, G. CROCKER, C. WARD, …

      Black and white photographs of the members of Fire Department in Niagara-on-the-Lake in 1959 arranged in four rows; at the bottom of this composition three photographs of NFD fire trucks. Top row, from left to right: N. Haines - Lieutenant A Company 1948; D. Reid - Captain B Coy [Company] …

      Handcart with 4 wheels and long storage trunk; made of wood and metal parts. This hand drawn wagon took the wooden ladders and leather hose to the fire scene. First used in 1850.

      Manually drawn fire pump with four wheels. It is made of wood and metal parts, painted red with exception for "1763" and "N.F.D." [Niagara Fire Department]. The wood wheels have wrought iron bands. "This was the first rotary type fire pumper in Niagara on the Lake. It was turned by …

      Hand-drawn hose cart with two big wheels, a hose and nozzles. Wood/metal. The hose reel was pulled to the fire scene by 4 to 6 men, and the hose was unrolled from the fire to the source of water. The reel was first used in early 1900. N.F.D.

      In 1834, the fire department purchased a new ten-man hand-operated pumper known as the "Man Killer," as well as a horse drawn wagon to carry axes, a horse-drawn ladder wagon, a hand-operated pump with leather hose, and a water wagon.

      The black leather buckets, each with "N.F.D." [Niagara Fire Department] and numbers "15" and "20" painted in white. The bucket is narrower at the bottom (17 cm diameter ) and wider at the top (24 cm diameter). "Old fire bucket found in the stone house built by Monroe. Monroe rang …

      Hand-drawn, wooden bucket cart with two wheels and a storage box for carrying buckets. "This cart was used in early 1800 to carry the leather buckets to the fire scene. These buckets were the backbone of the early fire brigades." N.F.D.

      Indian Fire Pump was designed and manufactured by D.B. Smith Company of Utica and is still used today.

      Handheld brass/copper 2 1/2 quart fire extinguisher produced by Stop-Fire, Inc., New Brunswick, N.J. with "Redi-grip" and pistol grip pump handle. Model AC-24, originally filled with Carbontetrachloride pressurized with dry air or nitrogen. Probably made in the 1950's.

      In 1895, the Bell Telephone of Canada was required to spin off its manufacturing arm to build phones for sale to other companies, as well as other devices such as fire alarm boxes, police street call boxes, and fire department call equipment. This company was incorporated as the Northern Electric …

      Antique brass/copper fire hose nozzles. Show a sign of use at the top.

      Wooden extension ladders were standard equipment in the early days of firefighting. Modern fire truck extension ladders are usually built of aluminum which were introduced about 50 years ago. Wooden extension ladders are still used - Los Angeles, California, and the San Francisco Fire Department still use wooden extension ladders …

      The Niagara Fire Department purchased this early apparatus in 1834. This hand pump engine was probably one of the first hand pumpers built by James Smith of New York City. Between 1810 and the 1860s, Smith manufactured close to 500 hand pumpers.