Horseshoe Quarry, 1903
Description
- Creator
- Milton Reesor, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A photo taken by Milton Reesor showing the stone extraction operations at the Horseshoe Quarry in 1903. The stone was first removed from the quarry floor and placed on cars which were hoisted up with a winch to the surface. The structure for the operation of the ramp is visible in the centre of the photo. The rail cars seen on the far right of the image took the quarried stone away for use.
The Horseshoe Quarry predated the cement company in St. Marys. The quarry provided stone for cement making before the company began to quarry its own stone. The quarry was located at the far south end of Church Street and was close enough to the rail line that the Grand Trunk ran a short spur to the quarry to load stone. - Notes
- Condition: Excellent - The image is very clear. Slight discolouration of photograph. Album matte is in good condition.
- Inscriptions
- "Horseshoe Quarry. St. Marys."
- Date of Original
- 1903
- Dimensions
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Width: 11.4 cm
Height: 17.4 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 8cm
Image Height: 5.5cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- reesor109
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum Photo Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304
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- Donor
- Dan O'Toole
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Horseshoe Quarry, 1903", St. Marys Museum, reesor109.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction. High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
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P.O. Box 998,
St. Marys, Ontario.
N4X 1B6
