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Workers outside Gypsum (Plaster) Mine near Green Lane, Paris

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Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
This 19th century photograph shows several workers at one of the gypsum (plaster of Paris) near Green Lane in Paris, Ontario. They have with them a horse-cart for transporting the gypsum. This land was at one time owned by Hiram Capron.
Inscriptions
(On original matting)

Men working at plaster mine (gypsum) at the end of Green Lane.
Dimensions
Width: 19 cm
Height: 11 cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
2009.0062.01, Page 49, Photo 2
Collection
D.A. Smith Photograph Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.2 Longitude: -80.38333
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Workers outside Gypsum (Plaster) Mine near Green Lane, Paris, (n.d.), D.A. Smith Photograph Collection, 2009.0062.01, Page 49, Photo 2, Paris Museum and Historical Society
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Paris Museum and Historical Society

51 William Street, Paris, ON

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