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P5771

ID Number: P5771
Item Name: Image
Title: Mineral Springs Canal / Canal Mineral Springs
Title (Fre): Canal Mineral Springs
Date: ca 1885
Description: Black and white photograph of the Mineral Springs Canal; both banks of the canal are lined with trees and the canal runs through the centre of the photograph; on the left side of the canal there is one boat and one sailboat docked; in the foreground on the right side of the photograph there is a double-decked boat that is in disrepair and appears to be sinking; further along the bank there is a large sailboat, sails down, docked; the photograph has ink transfer stains on the top left side
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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