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Port Arthur Ore Dock construction. Sand and gravel

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Black and white photo of a large crane moving fill. Concrete aggregates were produced from Lake Superior sand and gravel dredged from the lake bottom and brought to the site on scows. The contractor set up a site for the screening and separation of sand and gravel. The materials were then weighed and taken in trucks to the mixing plant where cement and water were added.

Date of Original
August 2 1944
Subject(s)
Local identifier
TBPL: photo number 15 in photo album in Special Collections
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
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