Labatt Brewery, London, Ontario

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What was the substantial structure located in the river in the left foreground of the photograph?

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Glossy black and white photograph of the area surrounding Labatt Brewery, Simcoe Street viewed from the Thames River. In the foreground can be seen the Thames River at low level with four persons sitting on the stoney bank in front of a tall wooden board fence. A gap in the fence connects with a pathway leading through an orchard and across an open meadow towards a group of buildings. The buildings in the left foreground are the Hunt Brothers City Mills (flouring mills). The Labatt's Brewery buildings are in the center of the photograph.

Notes

The inscription at the bottom of the photograph was added in 1939. The date given in the inscription is incorrect. This photograph would have been taken prior to the fire in 1874, likely in 1860.
PG L7

Inscriptions

The Labatt Brewery, Simcoe Street, between Richmond and Talbot Streets, looking north from the river. The brewery was originally established on this location in 1828 by John Balkwill. Messrs. John K. Labatt and Samuel Eccles purchased the business in 1847. The row of houses in the left background is on Talbot Street. About 1875. (Incorrect date of photo, see Notes above.)

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