Horseshoe Stone Quarries

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Postcards

Description

This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. It depicts a crane hoisting stone from the ground, being watched by a man in the background. He is standing on a flatbed rail car with "Grand Trunk" written on the side. The Horseshoe Quarry predated the cement company in St. Marys. The quarry provided stone for cement making before the company began to quarry its own stone. The quarry was located at the far south end of Church Street and was close enough to the rail line that the Grand Trunk ran a short spur to the quarry to load stone.

Inscriptions

"Horseshoe Stone Quarries, St. Mary's."

Dimensions

Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 8.7 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 13.8cm
Image Height: 8.7cm

Subject(s)

Postcards
Quarrying

Personal Name(s)

Near, Reg.

Local identifier

RN8_11

Collection

Reg Near Postcards

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2400240135514 Longitude: -81.1628876219177

Donor

Reg Near

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Recommended Citation

"The Horseshoe Stone Quarries." St. Marys Museum, RN8_11.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

Terms of Use

Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder. As per request of donors on behalf of Reg Near, the original collection is to remain in the St. Marys Museum building and kept in the archival vault at all times. Retrieval from the vault is allowed for viewing under supervision of St. Marys Museum staff only.

Reproduction Notes