Photographs, slides, image inventory and authorization table and other audiovisual materials

7. Documentation


  1. Photographs, slides, image inventory and authorization table and other audiovisual materials
  2. Texts relating to protective designation, copies of property management plans or documented management systems and extracts of other plans relevant to the property
  3. Form and date of most recent records or inventory of property
  4. Addresses where inventory, records, and archives are held
  5. Bibliography
  6. List of Appended Documents and Information
  7. Glossary

A. Photographs, slides, image inventory and authorization table and other audio/visual materials

(i) Credits for Illustrations

Photographs and illustrations of the engineering works, buildings, fortifications, and other canal features are located throughout this nomination document. The credits for those for which the Parks Canada Agency does not hold the rights are listed below.

01. Brewer’s Upper Mills: Upper Lock partly built , Excavations, Embankments etc. in progress , May 1830, watercolour, Thomas Burrowes, Archives of Ontario.

02. First Camp Bytown, 1826, sketch attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel John By, Royal Engineer, McCord Museum.

03. Locks on the Rideau Canal, Bytown , steel engraving, W.H. Bartlett, 1841, Library and Archives Canada.

04. Market Battery and Shoal Tower, Kingston , John Elgee, 1865, National Army Museum, London.

05. Fort Henry, Kingston , watercolour, pen and ink, Captain H.F. Ainslie, 25th Regiment of Foot, 1839, Library and Archives Canada.

06. View of Perth, 1853 , oil painting, John Field, Matheson House Museum, Perth.

07. Fort Henry redoubt , watercolour, George St. Vincent Whitmore, Royal Engineer, 1836, Library and Archives Canada.

08. Lock, Dam, Blockhouse at the Narrows, Rideau Lake looking towards Kingston , watercolour, Thomas Burrowes, 1831, Archives of Ontario.

09. Opinicon Lake, looking to N.W. , watercolour, Thomas Burrowes, 1845, Archives of Ontario.

10. The Great Dam at Jones Falls from the West End , watercolour, Thomas Burrowes, 1831, Archives of Ontario.

11. Murney Tower, Kingston , watercolour, John Elgee, 1865, National Army Museum, London.

12. Kingston Shipyards , watercolour, James Gray, 1828, Library and Archives Canada.

13. Merrickville , Watercolour, Philip John Bainbridge, 1838, Library and Archives Canada.


(ii) Image Inventory and Photograph and Audio Visual Authorization Form

001 Digital Nomination Document Cover 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide Shot Jones Falls Lockstation. Agency 34A Beckwith St., S.
Smiths Falls, Ontario
Canada K7A 2A8

002 Digital The flight of eight locks at 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide Ottawa Lockstation is the Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. largest flight on the Rideau Canal. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

003 Digital The start of the excavated 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y channel leaving Ottawa locks. Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Many bridges have been built across Smiths Falls, Ontario the canal since its completion in 1832. Canada K7A 2A8

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004 Digital The canal forms an important 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide historic part of the Parliament Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Hill district. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

005 Digital Construction of two earth 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y embankments turned Dows Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Great Swamp into Dows Lake, Smiths Falls, Ontario a focal point in the heart of Ottawa. Canada K7A 2A8

006 Digital View of the excavated channel 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide from Dows Lake to Hartwells Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Lockstation. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

007 Digital Two locks in flight are situated in 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y the excavated channel. There is Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. no dam, but a sluice that allows Smiths Falls, Ontario excess water to bypass the locks Canada K7A 2A8 is visible in the lower right of the photograph.

008 Digital A house to accommodate a 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide lockman and his family, typical of Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. canal buildings of the era, was Smiths Falls, Ontario built at Hartwells in the 1920’s. Canada K7A 2A8

009 Digital An aerial view showing the 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide excavated channel leading to Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Hogs Back Lockstation and the turning Smiths Falls, Ontario basin just beyond the locks at Hartwell. Canada K7A 2A8

010 Digital The final stretch of the excavated 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y channel as seen from Hogs Back Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Lockstation looking north. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

011 Digital Hogs Back Lockstation marks 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y the end of the excavated channels Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. that began at the Ottawa Lockstation. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

012 Digital Hogs Back is the location of a 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide spectacular set of waterfalls, which Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. was bypassed by the excavated canal Smiths Falls, Ontario section. Hogs Back locks were built Canada K7A 2A8 to overcome the height of the falls.

013 Digital Looking toward Hartwells from 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide Hogs Back, the elevation rise Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. can be clearly seen. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

014 Digital The dams at Hogs Back created 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y a large slackwater section of the Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Rideau River known as Mooneys Smiths Falls, Ontario Bay, a popular aquatic recreation area. Canada K7A 2A8

015 Digital Black Rapids Lockstation. The 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y weir and the start of the dam Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. across the Rideau River are Smiths Falls, Ontario visible to the right of the photograph. Canada K7A 2A8

016 Digital Looking north from Long Island 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Lockstation toward Black Rapids. Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Wooded shores and wetlands Smiths Falls, Ontario characterize this slackwater section. Canada K7A 2A8

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017 Digital The dams at Long Island 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide Lockstation significantly changed Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. the natural course of the Rideau Smiths Falls, Ontario River. The stone arch dam is Canada K7A 2A8 wide enough to accommodate a public roadway to Nicholls Island.

018 Digital The timber frame gates are fitted 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide into the lock’s ‘hollow coin’, a Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. curved recess in the stone work. Smiths Falls, Ontario The gates close against stone sills Canada K7A 2A8 to create a seal for retaining water.

019 Digital A manually operated swing 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y bridge, built in 1904, carries the Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. road over the locks. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

020 Digital Aerial view of ‘The Long Reach’, 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y created by the dams at Long Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Island, as it passes through the Smiths Falls, Ontario town of Manotick. Canada K7A 2A8

021 Digital Burritts Rapids lock is at the east 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y end of a long excavated channel Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. built to bypass a set of shallows Smiths Falls, Ontario and rapids, now inundated by ‘The Canada K7A 2A8 Long Reach’ slackwater section.

022 Digital Nicholsons Lockstation includes 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y two locks separated by an Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. excavated channel, a unique Smiths Falls, Ontario configuration on the canal. Canada K7A 2A8

023 Digital The king post swing bridge, 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide which is balanced on a pintle Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. and pushed by hand, carries Smiths Falls, Ontario a local road over the lock. Canada K7A 2A8

024 Digital The lower lock of Nicholsons 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide was protected by the defensible Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. lockmaster’s house, strategically Smiths Falls, Ontario positioned on the high bank. Canada K7A 2A8

025 Digital The spillway dam, at the western 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y end of the excavated channel, Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. creates a short slackwater section Smiths Falls, Ontario to Clowes Lockstation that allows Canada K7A 2A8 for the bypass of rocky shallows and rapids.

026 Digital The navigation channel west of 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y the upper lock at Nicholsons leads Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. to a slackwater section and crosses Smiths Falls, Ontario the river below the Clowes dam. Canada K7A 2A8

027 Digital The spillway dam at Nicholsons 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Lockstation with the spillway dam Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. at Clowes and the entrance to the Smiths Falls, Ontario lock visible in the background. Canada K7A 2A8

028 Digital Clowes Lockstation, showing the 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Slide spillway dam and weir stretching Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. across the river. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

029 Digital The slackwater section from 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Clowes as it approaches Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Merrickville Lockstation. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

030 Digital This aerial view of Merrickville 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide shows the separation of the three Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. locks by two large basins, a unique Smiths Falls, Ontario configuration where commercial Canada K7A 2A8 vessels could moor while waiting to be loaded.

031 Digital Merrickville’s blockhouse was the 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide largest built along the canal. It is a Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. national historic site of Canada. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

032 Digital ‘The Depot’, originally a 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y storehouse, is used as an Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. interpretive center. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

033 Digital The stabilized ruins of a woollen 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y mill. In the mid-19th century, Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Merrickville was an important Smiths Falls, Ontario industrial community. Canada K7A 2A8

034 Digital Passing along the excavated 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y channel above Merrickville locks, Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. the canal enters an extensive Smiths Falls, Ontario slackwater section stretching Canada K7A 2A8 to Kilmarnock.

035 Digital At Kilmarnock Lockstation, the 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal lock is set along a short excavated Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. channel. The dam at Kilmarnock Smiths Falls, Ontario created a large slackwater section Canada K7A 2A8 Y stretching to Edmonds Lockstation.

036 Digital A king post swing bridge spans 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide the lock and carries a county road Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. across the canal excavation. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

037 Digital The slackwater section from 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Kilmarnock to Edmonds begins Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. with a lake-like area of open water Smiths Falls, Ontario through which passes the narrow, Canada K7A 2A8 winding navigation channel.

038 Digital The approach to Edmonds 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y presents an impressive panoramic Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. view of the lock entrance and the Smiths Falls, Ontario stone arch spillway dam. Canada K7A 2A8

039 Digital At Edmonds Lockstation, the 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y lock is set at the end of a short Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. excavated channel that bypasses Smiths Falls, Ontario the shallow rapids. Canada K7A 2A8

040 Digital The sweeping curve of the stone 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide arch dam demonstrates the Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. techniques of the engineers and Smiths Falls, Ontario builders. ‘Splash boards’, seen Canada K7A 2A8 here,were affixed to the dam to create greater navigation depths.

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041 Digital After the slackwater section 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y above Edmonds, the approach Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. to Old Slys Lockstation is by Smiths Falls, Ontario way of a short excavated channel. Canada K7A 2A8

042 Digital A view of the two locks at 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Old Slys with a high-level railway Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. bridge in the background. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

043 Digital The slackwater section above 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Old Slys is known as ‘Smiths Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Falls Lower Reach’. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

044 Digital Despite the construction of many 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y dams in Smiths Falls, the wild Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. nature of the river is still evident. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

045 Digital Smiths Falls Combined 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Lockstation is a complex site Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. that has been adapted to modern Smiths Falls, Ontario needs. The construction of a high Canada K7A 2A8 level road bridge led to the closure of the original three locks in flight and the installation of a single modern lock.

046 Digital A short slackwater section leads 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y from Smiths Falls Combined to Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. the excavated channel and Smiths Falls, Ontario Detached Lockstation. The walkway Canada K7A 2A8 on the right crosses a dam. The river branches off to the right.

047 Digital At Detached Lockstation, both 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide a road and railway crossed the Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. canal. A swing bridge carries the Smiths Falls, Ontario road across the excavated channel. Canada K7A 2A8

048 Digital The weir across the river creates 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y a slackwater section to Poonamlie Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Lockstation. In the background is Smiths Falls, Ontario a fixed section of the historic Canada K7A 2A8 railway bridge.

049 Digital For much of the distance 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y between Smiths Falls Detached Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. and Poonamalie, the slackwater Smiths Falls, Ontario section is an important wetland Canada K7A 2A8 area, ‘The Swale’.

050 Digital This aerial view of Poonamalie 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Lockstation, built in a long Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. excavated channel, shows the Smiths Falls, Ontario expanse of Lower Rideau Lake, Canada K7A 2A8 a slackwater created by the dam at Poonamalie.

051 Digital The Rideau lakes were deepened 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide and widened by the construction Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. of dams at Poonamalie. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

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052 Digital After the lock at Poonamalie, 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y the excavated channel leads to Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Lower and Upper Rideau lakes, Smiths Falls, Ontario 30 km of open water. Canada K7A 2A8

053 Digital For most of its length, the 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide Tay Canal is a slackwater Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. watercourse. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

054 Digital The large turning basin at Perth 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide marks the end of the Tay Canal. Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

055 Digital The Narrows Lockstation was 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y built at a point where the Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Rideau Lake narrowed to a Smiths Falls, Ontario width of about 45 m. The dam Canada K7A 2A8 created a second lake, Upper Rideau, the summit of the canal.

056 Digital The southern end of Upper 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Rideau Lake, where the canal Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. crosses ‘The Isthmus’ and its Smiths Falls, Ontario descent to Kingston commences. Canada K7A 2A8

057 Digital The Newboro lock is located at 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y the southern end of the Newboro Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. channel and provides entry into Smiths Falls, Ontario the Cataraqui watershed. Canada K7A 2A8

058 Digital In this section, the canal passes 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y through a series of continuous Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. lakes that were flooded by the Smiths Falls, Ontario dam at Chaffeys Lockstation. Canada K7A 2A8

059 Digital Chaffeys Lockstation was built 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y on a short excavated channel. Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. The dam and weir create a rise Smiths Falls, Ontario of 3,1 m to establish navigable Canada K7A 2A8 depths on the upstream lakes.

060 Digital The excavated channel at 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Chaffeys Lockstation leads to Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Opinicon Lake, whose level was Smiths Falls, Ontario raised by the dam at Davis Canada K7A 2A8 Lockstation.

061 Digital Stumps from the virgin forests, 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y which were inundated by dam Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. construction, are still evident on Smiths Falls, Ontario Opinicon Lake. Canada K7A 2A8

062 Digital The Davis Lockstation was built 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y in a narrow, natural river gorge Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. that connected Opinicon Lake Smiths Falls, Ontario (bottom) and Sand Lake (top). Canada K7A 2A8

063 Digital The locks and dam at Jones Falls 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Lockstation rise 19 m. It was the Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. most complex construction project Smiths Falls, Ontario undertaken for the Rideau Canal. Canada K7A 2A8

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064 Digital The stone arch dam at Jones 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide Falls was the tallest dam built Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. in North America at the time. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

065 Digital The blacksmith’s forge is the 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide location for demonstrations of Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. 19th century blacksmithing. The Smiths Falls, Ontario stone in the foreground is rubble Canada K7A 2A8 from the original lock.

066 Digital The route from Jones Falls 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Lockstation to Upper Brewers Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Lockstation is a mix of small lakes Smiths Falls, Ontario and natural channels that wind Canada K7A 2A8 through the hard granite bedrock.

067 Digital Upper Brewers Mills Lockstation 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y is set in an excavated channel with Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. the river passing to the right. A Smiths Falls, Ontario powerhouse (upper right) occupies Canada K7A 2A8 the site of the original mills.

068 Digital After Upper Brewers, the 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y navigation channel follows the Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. course of the Cataraqui River (top), Smiths Falls, Ontario enlarged by the dam a Lower Canada K7A 2A8 Brewers Mills.

069 Digital A line of boats navigating the 1990 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y ‘River Styx’, a shallow winding Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. section of channel. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

070 Digital At Kingston Mills Lockstation, 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y the terrain dictated a complex Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. layout for the lockstation. The Smiths Falls, Ontario original falls were dammed and Canada K7A 2A8 the water controlled to support mills and now a powerhouse.

071 Digital The lower lock at Kingston is the 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide final lock on the Rideau Canal. Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. From here, the Cataraqui River Smiths Falls, Ontario flows directly to Lake Ontario. Canada K7A 2A8

072 Digital The Cataraqui River estuary 2005 Simon Lunn Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide broadens into the marshes and Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. then enters the City of Kingston Smiths Falls, Ontario where it forms the inner harbour. Canada K7A 2A8

073 Digital Innovative in design, Fort Henry 2001 Brian Morin Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide was the most important British Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. fortification west of Quebec City. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

074 Digital The Martello tower and 2001 Brian Morin Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide associated fortifications. Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

075 Digital Cathcart Tower on Cedar 2001 Brian Morin Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide Island. Deadman Bay lies Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. between Cedar Island and Smiths Falls, Ontario Point Henry. Canada K7A 2A8

076 Digital Shoal Tower was built close to 2001 Brian Morin Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y Slide the entrance of the Rideau Canal. Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

077 Digital Murney Tower is operated as 2001 Brian Morin Parks Canada Rideau Canal Y a museum by the Kingston Agency 34A Beckwith St., S. Historical Society. Smiths Falls, Ontario Canada K7A 2A8

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