P7852

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Aerial%20view%20of%20crane%20barge%20and%20concrete%20foundations%20during%20construction%20of%20the%20Detroit%20%26%20Windsor%20Ferry%20Co.%20dock

Details

ID Number

P7852

Item Name

image

Title

Aerial view of crane barge and concrete foundations - Detroit & Windsor Ferry Co. / Vue aérienne de la grue flottante et des fondations de béton –Construction du quai d’embarquement de la compagnie Detroit & Windsor Ferry

Title (Fre)

Vue aérienne de la grue flottante et des fondations de béton –Construction du quai d’embarquement de la compagnie Detroit & Windsor Ferry

Date

1924

Description

Aerial view of the construction progress on the Detroit & Windsor Ferry dock on the Detroit River; this image shows a Considine-Reid Ltd. barge-mounted crane and construction workers alongside the set concrete foundations of the dock; on shore, rows of pilings and mounds of gravel fill can be seen.

History

This site is located between Ferry St. and Ouellette Ave

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Topic

Detroit River / Rivière Détroit

Subjects

Aerial photographs / Photographies aériennes

Barges / Péniche

Building materials / Matériaux de construction

Business districts / District des affaires

Concrete / Béton

Considine-Reid Ltd. / La compagnie Considine-Reid limitée

Construction industry / Industrie du bâtiment

Contractors / Entrepreneurs

Detroit & Windsor Ferry Co. / Compagnie de traversier de Détroit et Windsor

Employees / Employés

Ferries / Traversiers

Ferry St. / Rue Ferry

Foundations / Fondations

Hoisting machinery / Grues

Marine terminals / Gare maritime

Ouellette Ave. / Avenue Ouellette

Piers & wharves / Appontements et quais

Pilings (Civil engineering) / Pilons (génie civil) Bûches

Riverside Dr. W. / Promenade Riverside Ouest

Structural frames / Charpentes

Waterfronts / Quais

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