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War of 1812 Ammunition Chest

This is an ammunition chest made of wood, canvas and iron, and measures 272.5 x 56.3 x 52.5 CM. It has a curved lid covered with canvas with iron...

  War of 1812 Ammunition Chest
The Weekly Register, Vol. II, No. 46 July 18, 1812

The Weekly Register, also known as Niles Weekly Register, was a weekly periodical edited by Hezekiah Niles (1777-1839) and published in Baltimore...

  The Weekly Register, Vol. II, No. 46
July 18, 1812
Shepherd Boats

Black and white photo post card with inscription NOTL, Ontario. Back of postcard is blank. This aerial photograph provides a view of the boat...

  Shepherd Boats
American Coin

An American one cent coin with Liberty on the face side and identified as being from 1812.According to one source, this design of the Large Cent,...

  American Coin
Shawl

Fine white linen shawl, embroidered in white silk, with white silk fringe around all four sides. Made From Flax Grown on Family Farm of John...

  Shawl
Message from the President of the United States

No. 25 in a series of transmissions from the President regarding the War. Full title is "Message from the President of the United States...

  Message from the President of the United States
Niagara Harbour & Dock Company Ledger Book

The Niagara Wharf Daily Register, 1836-1838, is the oldest of four surviving wharfage and storage registers from the Niagara Harbor & Dry Dock...

  Niagara Harbour & Dock Company Ledger Book
People at dock on Niagara River

 

  People at dock on Niagara River
Sutter boat on River during Ice Jam.

 

  Sutter boat on River during Ice Jam.
Boat on the River during Ice Jam.

Sutter boat on the River during Ice Jam

  Boat on the River during Ice Jam.
The Cibola

This is not a photograph, but a print of a drawing of the Cibola (part of the Niagara Navigation Company) on the Niagara River with Fort Niagara in...

  The Cibola
Cayuga at Wharf

Black and White glossy photograph of "Cayuga." Two men with caps on, in dock showing some of the wharf.

  Cayuga at Wharf
Troops arriving by S.S. Cayuga for Camp at Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Troops arriving by S.S. Cayuga for Camp at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

  Troops arriving by S.S. Cayuga for Camp at Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Chicora at the Queenston docks, 1909

Chicora at the Queenston docks, 1909

  Chicora at the Queenston docks, 1909
Mouth of the River from Ramparts of Old Fort George.

Mouth of the River from Ramparts of Old Fort George. Fort Niagara on the American shore on the opposite side can be seen. From picturesque Canada....

  Mouth of the River from Ramparts of Old Fort George.