Before the Seaway

Locks 17 to 22

A number of these images are incorrectly labeled as Cornwall. These images were produced for the tourist trade usually by companies that were not located in the general area. In all probability they settled on 'Cornwall' due to unfamiliarity with the locale and because it was more well-known.

Lock 17, east of Cornwall, ca. 1920s
Pub: PECO, Source: Private collector
Tugboat heading east from Lock 17 to Lock 15, ca. 1940s.
Source: Private collector
Lock 16 in Cornwall, ca. early 1900s
This lock was closed and turned into drydocks around 1910.Pub: Valentine & Sons Publishing Ltd., Source: Private collector
Lock 16 in Cornwall
Pub: PECO, Source: Private collector
Lock 18 (also called the "lower lock") in Cornwall
A canaller waits below the lock, a second is in the lock going down while the St. Lawrence Steamship Company canaller SIOUX waits its turn at the upper end.Pub: Valentine & Sons Publishing Ltd., Source: Private collector
Lock 20 at Maple Grove
Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
Lock 20 at Maple Grove
Beautiful image of a ship approaching the lockCourtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
Lock 21 at Dickinson's Landing, ca. early 1900s
Pub: Valentine & Sons, Source: Private collector
Lock 21 at Dickinson's Landing, ca. early 1900s
Pub: Valentine & Sons, Source: Private collector
Lock 21 at Dickinson's Landing, ca. early 1900s
Pub: Valentine & Sons, Source: Private collector
Lock 21 at Dickinson's Landing ca. early 1900s
Pub: Valentine & Sons, Source: Private collector
Lock 22 at Farran's Point, ca. 1910
Courtesy: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Historical Society
Lock 22 at Farran's Point, ca. 1920s
Source: Private collector
Lock 22 at Farran's Point, ca. 1930s
Pub: Phototex, Source: Private collector
Lock 22 at Farran's Point, ca. 1950
Courtesy: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Historical Society
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