P9902

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ID Number

P9902

Item Name

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Maker

Clarke, Lewis F.

Title

Breakwall Construction & Heavy Machinery / Construction de la digue et machines lourdes

Title (Fre)

Construction de la digue et machines lourdes

Date

ca 1931/03 - 1931/04

Description

Two large cranes are hoisting dirt on to the landfill area from dump truck at the breakwall construction on an unidentified waterfront in Essex County; an automobile is parked near the dump truck, and three employees, standing on the rims of their vehicles monitor progress; the landfilling process between the shore and the breakwall is almost complete, the end process realizing a huge land reclamation from shallow water.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Essex County

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Barr, John V.

Clarke, Lewis F.

Construction industry / Industrie du bâtiment

Dump trucks / Tombereaux

Employees / Employés

Essex County (Ont.) / Comté d'Essex (Ont.)

Hoisting machinery / Grues

Jetties / Jetées

John V. Barr & Co. Ltd.

Lakes & ponds / Lacs et étangs

Reclamation of land / Remise en état d’un terrain

Rivers / Cours d'eau

Sea walls / Digues

Waterfronts / Quais

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