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P8109

ID Number: P8109
Item Name: image
Title: Apartment buildings under construction / Immeubles d'appartements en construction
Title (Fre): Immeubles d'appartements en construction
Date: ca 1900 - 1909
Description: View of two multi-storied buildings under construction, likely apartment rentals, possible in Essex, Ontario; a third building across the street appears finished or near completion; the buildings appear well-made with a brick foundation, woodsided first floor, and scaled wood-shingled upper floors; each unit appears to have its own porch or balcony; one man continues working, while another pauses to pose for this photo, leaning on a barrel; two women at the bottom centre, one holding an infant, appear to be locked in coversation.
History: Approximately 150 glass plate negatives, including the one for this photo, were found in the wreckage of the Dr. J.W. Brien residence on Talbot St. in Essex (Ont.) by Rodger Saegert, after it was demolished in May 1959.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Essex County
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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Apartments / Appartements

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