Test on concrete floors at the new Wrigley Building, Toronto (April 23, 1915)
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Photo of a group of men standing in front of a big load of bag with a sign next to them that reads:
Wm Wrigley Jr Co New Bldg, Toronto Ont
Prack Perrine Architects & Engrs, Toronto & Pitts, Pa
Turner Mushroom System
H.G. Christman Co. General Contractors South Bend, Ind, Hamilton, Ont, Detroit, Mich.
Test Load on Span- 19' 9" x 20' 0" - 101 1/4 Ton Or 514 Lbs
Total Test Load 341 1/2 Tons.
Deflection 5/10"
This photo was taken April 23, 1915.
This photo comes from a series of 20 photographs dated 1915. Three show the St. Marys Cement Plant while 17 show buildings and bridges (mostly in Toronto) constructed using Rogers Cement. They were in a sales package, and came to us from Ron Laidlaw. - Notes
- Condition: Good. Mount is causing curling.
- Inscriptions
- See description for what is on sign, and for date of photo.
- Date of Original
- April 23, 1915
- Date Of Event
- April 23, 1915
- Dimensions
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Width: 30.3 cm
Height: 21.8 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 24.2cm
Image Height: 19cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 1045ph
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum photo collection.
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.6623868 Longitude: -79.3406327
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- Donor
- Ron Laidlaw
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Test on concrete floors at the new Wrigley Building, Toronto." St. Marys Museum, 1045ph.
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction.
High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
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P.O. Box 998,
St. Marys, Ontario.
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