The Quarry

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Postcards

Description

This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. This is a photograph postcard of the Quarry. It is summer and there are many people out enjoying the weather. There are many swimmers in the water and on the rafts. There are also a number of people sitting on the deck. Notice the high dive in the photo and the people lined up to jump off of it.

The swimming quarry provided stone for industrial purposes until the late '1920s when springs were encountered at the lower depths. After several years of pumping the water out of the quarry, it was eventually allowed to fill up with water.

Today, swimmers are no longer permitted to jump off of the high dive.

Notes

Condition: Excellent- All four corners are slightly worn.

Inscriptions

"'The Quarry' St. Marys, ONT."

Dimensions

Width: 13.7 cm
Height: 8.6 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 12.8cm
Image Height: 7.6cm

Subject(s)

Summer
Swimming
St. Marys Quarry

Personal Name(s)

Near, Reg.

Local identifier

RN6_74

Collection

Reg Near Postcards

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

Reg Near

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Recommended Citation

"The Quarry." St. Marys Museum, RN6_74.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

Terms of Use

Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder. As per request of donors on behalf of Reg Near, the original collection is to remain in the St. Marys Museum building and kept in the archival vault at all times. Retrieval from the vault is allowed for viewing under supervision of St. Marys Museum staff only.

Reproduction Notes