Construction of Canadian Northern Railway Bridge over Devil's Den
Description
- Creator
- Jewell, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Photographs
- Negatives
- Postcards
- Description
- Black and white negative of a photograph showing the almost completed bridge for the Canadian Northern Railway over Devil's Den. Construction workers are sitting on the bridge. Some of the crew are: Henry Lynde, Alfred Lynde, Tom Lynde, Bert Spencer, Ben Manning, Henry Bennett (boss), Wes Stevenson, and F.W. McBrien.
- Notes
- The Canadian Northern Railway was built through the 5th Concession of Whitby Township in 1910. A steel railway trestle was built across Devil's Den over the Lynde Creek. It was demolished about 1937.
- Inscriptions
- Printed at right: 'C.N.R. Bridge/At The Den Bro[oklin]/1910/Photo by Jewell'
- Date of Original
- 1910
- Date Of Event
- 1910
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 6cm
Image Height: 6cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 14-005-005
- Collection
- Whitby Historic Images Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.9532820419802 Longitude: -78.9573669433594
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Whitby Archives
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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