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P5876

ID Number: P5876
Item Name: Image
Title: Workmen on the New York Central Railroad / Ouvriers sur la voie de chemin de fer du New York Central
Title (Fre): Ouvriers sur la voie de chemin de fer du New York Central
Description: Black and white photograph of workmen working on the New York Central Railroad in Comber, Ontario; there are a lot of men pictured in the yellowed and faded photograph; several are standing on two hand-pump rail cars and a few are standing on the tracks; one man is sitting on a barrel on the right side of the photograph; most men are wearing working clothes with suspenders and hats; a few men on the right are dressed in suits; one man is holding a shovel and another is holding a sledge hammer
History: In 1872 and 1873 the Canada Southern Railroad was built in Comber and a station went up near where the railroad crossed the side road. This later became known as the Michigan Central Railroad which in turn became the New York Central and then the Penn Central. Many railway workers came from Quebec and settled in the Windsor and Essex County area.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Comber
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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Comber (Ont.)

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