Water Tower Covered in Ice

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Créateur

Milton Reesor, Photographer

Médias

Image

Type d'élément

Photographs

Description

This photo features the water tower once located at the Grand Trunk Railway's Junction Station on Glass Street in St. Marys. The tower supplied water for the servicing of the locomotive steam engines stopping at the facility. The water tank stood atop a wooden substructure. Metal bands encased the tank to prevent rupture.

Note the metal pole visible rising from the top of the tank's roof; this pole acted as a water-level indicator. The bottom end of the pole was attached to a float device inside the tank. The indicator rod would rise and fall with the fluctuating water level.

Ice has accumulated on the exterior of the water tower. Many water towers, located in Northern Ontario and the prairie provinces, were subjected to harsh winters and were therefore heated to prevent this type of freezing. However, this tank was clearly not heated and only frequent usage would have prevented ice build-up.

This image was captured by Milton Reesor, a local photography enthusiast. The water tank would be replaced with another structure several years after this photo was taken. Eventually, the water tower would be demolished at this site due to the discontinued use of steam locomotives in 1959.

Notes

Condition: Excellent - Image is very clear. Minor discolouration of photograph. No other visible damage. Album page is in excellent condition.

Inscriptions

"G.T.R. Tank at St. Marys Junction"

Dimensions

Largeur: 18.3 cm
Hauteur: 22.8 cm

Dimensions d'image

Largeur d'image: 6.5cm
Hauteur d'image: 11cm

Sujet(s)

Water tanks
Water towers
Winter

Identifiant local

reesor189

Collection

St. Marys Museum Photo Collection

Langage de l'élément

English

Couverture géographique

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donneur

Dan O'Toole

Déclaration de droit d'auteur

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Citation recommandée

"Water Tower Covered in Ice", St. Marys Museum, reesor189.

Emplacement d'original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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