Walker Brothers Quarries Limited fonds, 1975, 1980-1981, 1984, 1987-1989

Serving the Niagara and surrounding areas for over 120 years, Walker Industries has made its impact not only commercially, but also culturally. Beginning in 1875 with the erection of a stone sawing mill on a property John Walker purchased from the Welland Canal Loan Company. One of the first projects Walker cut stone for was the Merritton Town Hall. In 1882 the business expanded to include Walkers children, changing the name to Walker & Sons. Eventually in 1887 the two eldest sons took control of the business operation and their partnership changed the company’s name to Walker Brothers, the same year the company began operating its first quarry. The quarry was conveniently located alongside the 3rd Welland canal, offering easy access to Toronto and Hamilton. It was also close to the railway system which allowed immediate access to Thorold and Niagara Falls and later access to parts of Ontario and Quebec. The quarry supplied stone to build numerous halls and armouries across Ontario. A use was also found for the ‘waste products’ of cutting the limestone. Leftover stone chips were sent to paper mills, where stone was needed as part of the sulphite pulp process for making paper. Beginning to supply the Ontario Paper Company with stone in 1913, meant not only long, hard, work, but also more profit for the company. Before mechanization, most of the loading and unloading of the stone was done by hand, taking 19 man-hours to load an 18 yard railway car. Mechanization followed in 1947 when the plant became fully mechanized making the work easier and increasing production rates. In 1957 the company moved from its original location and opened the St. Catharines Crushed Stone Plant.

Walker Hall - Vignette

A vignette of Walker Hall, John S. Walker, Esq. Clinton Township.

Hiram Walker Labels

Six labels from the Hiram Walker Company, established 1858. The labels are from Gold Crest Canadian Whiskey, Crystal London Dry Gin, Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur, Creme de Menthe, Crystal Vodka Distilled, and Canadian Club Canadian Whiskey.

Indenture between Henry Hope Graham and Robert Hill to Joseph Walker

Indenture of deed of land situate between Henry Hope Graham and Robert Hill, both of London, England called England Esquire Executors and Trustees under the Last Will and Testament of Lieutenant General Percy Hill of London, England to Joseph Walker of Queenston, Ontario. This is in regard to parts of Lots no. 113, 114 and 115 in the Township of Niagara. This was registered on Nov. 10, 1885 – instrument no. 2075, Oct. 31, 1885.

Indenture between Joseph Walker and Jacob M. Field

Indenture of deed of land situate between Joseph Walker of Niagara Township and Jacob M. Field of the Township of South Grimsby regarding parts of Lots no. 113, 114 and 115 in the Township of Niagara. This was registered on Nov. 10, 1885 – instrument no. 2076, Oct. 31, 1885.

Indenture of deed for taxes between Benjamin Walker Smith, sheriff of the County of Simcoe and Joseph A. Woodruff of the Town of Clifton

Indenture of deed for taxes between Benjamin Walker Smith, sheriff of the County of Simcoe and Joseph A. Woodruff of the Town of Clifton for 98 acres in the Township of Tiny in the County of Simcoe, Lot no. 15 in the 18th Concession, Dec. 12, 1861.

Genética poblacional de Simulium ochraceum (Diptera: simuliidae) Walker 1981, en el sur de México [por] Arnoldo Orozco Bonilla

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Entomología Médica) U.A.N.L.

A pronouncing dictionary of the Spanish and English languages composed from the Spanish dictionaires of the Spanish Academy, Terreros and Salvá, upon the basis of Seoane's aedition of Neuman and Barretti and from the English dictionairres of Webster, Worcester, and Walker... [by] Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena.

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La influencia de los grupos protestantes evangélicos en la orientación de la política exterior estadounidense hacia el Estado de Israel durante el gobierno de George Walker Bush

Desde el segundo gobierno de George Walker Bush, estudiosos de las Relaciones Internacionales, analistas políticos, periodistas y los medios de comunicación en general, manifestaron su preocupación por el lenguaje religioso que dicho presidente usaba en sus discursos, y por la forma como las posturas religiosas del gobierno Bush estaban afectando la política exterior de los Estados Unidos. Surgieron hipótesis que indicaban una fuerte influencia evangélica en la toma de decisiones del mandatario norteamericano en los temas internacionales, sobresaliendo en estas consideraciones las relaciones entre Estados Unidos e Israel. El hecho de que las ideas religiosas se mezclaran con la política y pudiesen dirigir las relaciones entre los Estados causo bastante conmoción. Especialmente en un país donde la religión y la política se creían separadas una de la otra. Una relación digna de ser analizada en la medida en que parecía estar afectando la política de Estados Unidos hacia Medio Oriente; punto clave de los temas geopolíticos más críticos de hoy en día como lo son el terrorismo, el petróleo y el llamado “choque de civilizaciones”. La cooperación entre Estados Unidos e Israel y la política exterior estadounidense hacia el Medio Oriente fueron temas prioritarios en la agenda de la administración de George W.Bush. La cuestión clave era entonces comprobar si efectivamente dichas políticas fueron una en prioridad debido a la presión de los grupos evangélicos en el gobierno republicano de Bush hijo, o por el contrario, si la política de cooperación con Israel respondía más a una política de Estado que trasciende la coyuntura del gobierno Bush.

La influencia del marketing político en el electorado estadounidense. Un análisis a las elecciones presidenciales del 2004 : George Walker Bush Vs John Forbes Kerry

Este estudio de caso, pretende analizar el uso de las herramientas de marketing político, desde las elecciones primarias hasta la elección presidencial en el 2004 en Estados Unidos, en la que George W. Bush del Partido Republicano busca la reelección frente a su rival John F. Kerry del Partido Demócrata.

The Walker treasury of first stories : 30 picture book favourites.

Colección de treinta historias y poemas de amor para los niños pequeños, entre los que se encuentran: 'Miss Polly', 'Clown', 'The Big Big Sea', 'The Elephant Tree'.

Interdecadal enhancement of the Walker circulation over the Tropical Pacific in the late 1990s

The Walker circulation is one of the major components of the large-scale tropical atmospheric circulation and variations in its strength are critical to equatorial Pacific Ocean circulation. It has been argued in the literature that during the 20th century the Walker circulation weakened, and that this weakening was attributable to anthropogenic climate change. By using updated observations, we show that there has been a rapid interdecadal enhancement of the Walker circulation since the late 1990s. Associated with this enhancement is enhanced precipitation in the tropical western Pacific, anomalous westerlies in the upper troposphere, descent in the central and eastern tropical Pacific, and anomalous surface easterlies in the western and central tropical Pacific. The characteristics of associated oceanic changes are a strengthened thermocline slope and an enhanced zonal SST gradient across the tropical Pacific. Many characteristics of these changes are similar to those associated with the mid-1970s climate shift with an opposite sign. We also show that the interdecadal variability of the Walker circulation in the tropical Pacific is inversely correlated to the interdecadal variability of the zonal circulation in the tropical Atlantic. An enhancement of the Walker circulation in the tropical Pacific is associated with a weakening zonal circulation in the tropical Atlantic and vise versa, implying an inter-Atlantic-Pacific connection of the zonal overturning circulation variation. Whether these recent changes will be sustained is not yet clear, but our research highlights the importance of understanding the interdecadal variability, as well as the long-term trends, that influence tropical circulation.