Motor In Center Of Tunnel, Port Huron, Mich.
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| Motor In Center Of Tunnel, Port Huron, Mich. |
Year: 1915 |
Publisher: F. M. Kirby & Co. |
Type(s): Postcard |
Identifier(s): A646 |
Language: English |
Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Box 2 |
Notes: Postmarked 1915; picture of a tunnel motor (or locomotive) in the St. Clair Tunnel; the St. Clair Tunnel consists of 2 tunnels that run under the St. Clair River between Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan; it was the first underwater tunnel built in North America; designed by Joseph Hobson, it was opened in 1891 by the St. Clair Tunnel Company, a subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway; the tunnel was 6,025 feet (1,836 m) long; the postcard is addressed to Mrs. John (Amelia) Graham. |
Subject(s): St. Clair Tunnel (Sarnia Port Huron) Tunnels Railways Hobson, Joseph, Designer St. Clair Tunnel Company (Sarnia) Grand Trunk Railway Railway Engines |
Place(s): Sarnia (Ontario) Port Huron (Michigan) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
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