P6092

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Black%20and%20white%20photograph%20of%20the%20construction%20of%20the%20Michigan%20Central%20Railroad%20Tunnel

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ID Number

P6092

Item Name

Image

Title

Outside View of the Construction of the Michigan Central Railroad Tunnel / Vue extérieur de la construction du tunnel Michigan Central Railroad

Title (Fre)

Vue extérieur de la construction du tunnel Michigan Central Railroad

Date

ca 1907

Description

Black and white photograph of the construction of the Michigan Central Railroad Tunnel; the photograph shows an outside view of the incomplete tunnel; there are wooden planks, pipes and equipment spread across the entire construction site; there are some small buildings in the background.

History

Construction began in 1906 and the tunnel under the Detroit River was opened in 1910. Butler Bros. Construction Company of New York City were contracted to complete the work.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Bicycles & tricycles / Bicyclettes & tricycles

Building materials / Matériaux de construction

Butler Bros. Construction Co. / Compagnie de construction Butler Bros.

Equipment / Équipement

Michigan Central Railroad / Chemin de fer Michigan Central

Michigan Central Railroad Tunnel / Tunnel du chemin de fer Michigan Central

Progress photographs / Photographies Progress

Railroad companies / Compagnies de chemin de fer

Traffic Engineering Department / Ingénierie et gestion du trafic routier

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