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P5878

ID Number: P5878
Item Name: Image
Title: Windsor and Tecumseh Electric Railway Workers / Ouvriers du tramway de Windsor et Tecumseh
Title (Fre): Ouvriers du tramway de Windsor et Tecumseh
Date: 1907/05/01
Description: Faded black and white photograph of employees of the Windsor & Tecumseh Electric Railway; a large number of men are featured in the photograph, most of whom are wearing suits and hats; the men are standing and sitting on and in front of the covered porch of a building only partially visible in the photograph; the porch has four posts visible, with three open windows in the second storey; there is a lamp to the left hanging from the porch; printed below the photograph: "The Windsor & Tecumseh Electric Ry May 1st 1907."
History: The Windsor & Tecumseh Electric Railway was incorporated on December 23, 1903 to operate an eight-mile line east from Windsor to Tecumseh passing through Walkerville. On October 17, 1906 the railway was acquired by the SW&A (Sandwich, Amherstburg & Windsor Railway). On April 20, 1907 an agreement was approved between the W&T and the SW&A which allowed them to operate as one company. The new SW&A line opened on May 1, 1907.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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