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  John Gates sets out vine seedlings for planting.

  After the ground is prepared a team of vineyard workers set out to dig a trench and place vine seedlings for planting.
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  Canadian Wine Institute meets June 1965

  The Canadian Wine Institute met at the Niagara Falls Club on June 28, 1965 to honour M.F. Jones of Brights Wines and J.M. Woodbridge of Barnes Wines and local St. Catharines lawyer A. O. Grass, QC
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  Recognition of lifetime contribution by the House of Commons of Canada

  Rob Nicholson, MP for Niagara Falls recognized George Hostetter's lifetime achievement and contributions to Canadian society.
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  The greats of grape.

  Nelson, Art Neff, Ollie Bradt and Emil Anderson flank George Hostetter at his retirement celebration. Ollice Bradt and Emil Anderson were research scientists at the Horticultural Research Institiute of Ontario Vineland Station
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  A young man cultivates around grape vines.

  In the 1940s and 1950s manual labour on the farm was still the norm, though mechanization was slowly being developed and introduced.
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  A mechanical hoe is used to weed around the grapevines.

  Keeping grapevines free of surrounding weeds aided in the health of the vines.
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  The ivy covered stone building of the T.G. Bright & Co. Limited

  Ivy covers nearly the entire Queenston stone building of the T.G. Bright & Co. Limited headquarters in Niagara Falls, Ontario
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  1974 aerial view of the Bright's Wines headquarters on Dorchester Road in Niagara Falls, Ontario

  In 1974, Bright's Wines celebrated their 100th year of existence. They celebrated with a pictorial history of the T.G. Bright & Co. Limited.
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  Bright's Wines headquarters, Niagara Falls, Ontario

  The Bright's Wines headquarters in Niagara Falls in what was once a very rural area. The headquarters were conveniently situated near access to railroad transportation.
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  Vineyard executive staff

  The four executive members of the Bright's Wines research vineyard staff. In the centre, Jacob Hostetter and his son George Hostetter.
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  The Brights Wines vineyard staff

  The vineyard staff was large group of men who were responsible for carrying out experiments and planting, cultivating and harvesting grapes from the many varieties of grapes grown in the research vineyards.
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  Winery staff weighs crates of grapes.

  Crates of grapes are being weighed before shipping by staff. A farmer or vineyard staff member awaits the results.
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  Trucks deliver grapes from the research vineyard to the winery.

  Trucks line up to be weighed at the Bright's Wines winery operations in Niagara Falls, Ont. Harvested grapes from the research vineyards ready for processing.
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  Deliver grapes here!

  Winery manager Pat Patterson directs truck drivers delivering loads of harvested grapes from the research vineyards to the loading docks where grapes will be weighed and sent to the crusher.
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  Aerial view of Bright's Wines showing iconic water tower

  The Bright's Wines water tower was a prominent landmark above the winery operations in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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  Rear view of Bright's Wines

  An aerial view of the rear and side of the Bright's Wines operations showing the railroad access for transportation.