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P6085

ID Number: P6085
Item Name: Image
Title: Michigan Central Railroad Tunnel - interior construction / Tunnel du chemin de fer Michigan Central - Construction intérieure
Title (Fre): Tunnel du chemin de fer Michigan Central - Construction intérieure
Date: ca 1907
Description: Black and white photograph of the interior construction of the Michigan Central Railroad Tunnel; the tunnel is a large cylinder, the bottom half of which is visible in the photograph; there is a man sitting on some rafters in the top half of the photo among some building supplies; there is a chain hanging down near his head and there are pipes on the ground
History: Construction began in 1906 and the tunnel under the Detroit River opened in 1910. Butler Bros. Construction Co. of New York City were contracted to complete the work.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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Building materials / Matériaux de construction

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