Unloading the Road Roller, 1903

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Creator

Milton Reesor, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

A photo showing a steam-powered road roller that has been unloaded from the back of a railway car in St. Marys in 1903. Local photographer Milton Reesor was present at the time of unloading and managed to capture the event in a set of two photographs. The roller was unloaded at the Grand Trunk Railway depot at the Elizabeth Street Switch.

In the early 1900s, a large project was planned for the reconstruction of major streets in St. Marys and the replacement of the Park Street Bridge. In May of 1903, town council accepted a tender from the Sawyer-Massey Company for an English-built Aveling & Porter Patent compound steam roller which was purchased for municipal use. Here the steam roller can be seen with a crowd surrounding it.

Notes

Condition: Excellent - Image is very clear. Minor discolouration of photo. Slight wear at two bottom corners. Album matte is in very good condition, some staining around edges.

Inscriptions

"Ready for Business"

Date of Original

June 1903

Dimensions

Width: 11.3 cm
Height: 17.4 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 7.9cm
Image Height: 5.4cm

Subject(s)

Industry
Machinery
Road construction

Local identifier

reesor116

Collection

St. Marys Museum Photo Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

Dan O'Toole

Copyright Statement

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Recommended Citation

"Unloading the Road Roller, 1903", St. Marys Museum, reesor116.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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