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P5768

ID Number: P5768
Item Name: Image
Maker: Murdoch Bros.
Title: Mineral Springs Canal / Canal Mineral Springs
Title (Fre): Canal Mineral Springs
Date: 1885
Description: Black and white photograph of the Mineral Springs Canal, also known as the Sandwich Canal; there is an unpaved road and riverbank on the left side of the photograph; there are logs along the bank supporting it; the canal runs from the bottom right corner of the photo through the centre; there are two sailboats pulled up to a dock on the right side in the foreground and a third sailboat docked further along the canal; the right bank looks similar to the left with logs supporting the bank; there are trees along both banks; the photograph was taken by Murdoch Bros. photographers in Windsor circa 1885.
History: The Sandwich Canal, also known as the Mineral Springs Canal, was located between Chappell and John Streets. Consisting of a lagoon which ran from the river's edge to a mineral springs bath and spa, the canal was considered a popular tourist attraction and weekend retreat in the 1870s and 1880s.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Sandwich
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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Canals / Canaux

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