P8012

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waterfront%20railings%20on%20the%20Detroit%20River%20being%20installed%20by%20workers%20of%20Border%20Cities%20Wire%20%26%20Iron%20Ltd.

Details

ID Number

P8012

Item Name

image

Maker

Elton M. Plant Co.

Title

Waterfront Railings, Detroit River / Garde-fous du bord de la rivière, Rivière Détroit

Title (Fre)

Garde-fous du bord de la rivière, Rivière Détroit

Date

ca 1950

Description

Photograph of waterfront railings on the Detroit River being installed by workers of Border Cities Wire & Iron Ltd.; the image has been altered; the sidewalk in front of the railing has been blacked out and the fence and workers have been outlined; on the back of the photograph, written in blue ink is "Border Cities Wire & Iron/ Ret. to Elton M. Plant Co."

History

Border Cities Wire & Iron Ltd. operated in Walkerville from 1922 through until the early 1980's creating structural steel and ornamental iron among other things.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Topic

Detroit River / Rivière Détroit

Subjects

Artists / Artistes

Border Cities Wire & Iron Ltd. / fil & fer Border Cities ltée

Elton M. Plant Co. / La compagnie Elton M. Plant

Iron & steel workers / Ouvriers métallurgistes

Iron industry / Industrie sidérurgique

Ironwork / Ferronnerie

Railings / Garde-fous

Waterfronts / Quais

Welding / Soudure

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