Great Western Railway Trestle Bridge, St. Thomas
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives114663
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ian D. Cameron Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1875
- Accession Number
- 2011-10
- Storage Location
- R11 S5 Sh2 B4 F10
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ian D. Cameron Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Item Number
- G-23
- Accession Number
- 2011-10
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R11 S5 Sh2 B4 F10
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1875
- Publication
- Published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal Bygone Days feature, and on the Archives flickr site, February 18, 2016: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elgincountyarchives/24747075559/in/dateposted-public/.
- Posted on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: May 24, 2022.
- Scope and Content
- Great Western Railway Trestle Bridge, St. Thomas, ca. 1870s, looking northwest. Constructed in 1872 across Athletic Park. Wood with steel girders. The property that became Athletic Park was donated to the City of St. Thomas by W.K. Cameron (Ian D. Cameron's father). Note the man in the foreground plowing with a team of horses. Note the split rail "snake" fence in the foreground. File includes:
- glass-plate negative
- glass lantern slide
- Website / Street View Notes
- Link directs to a Facebook post featuring the image.
Websites
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