

Source: Saint Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation.
Shown in this picture are Robert H. Saunders of Ontario Hydro (behind the microphones), Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent (on his left), and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York (left of St. Laurent). On the extreme left, Premier Leslie Frost of Ontario. This ceremony, held on August 10, 1954, marked the beginning of construction projects along the Seaway. The dam shown will eventually be called the Saunders-Moses Dam, which is located near Cornwall, Ontario.