VIA Rail Station and Water Tower
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. It is a photograph of the VIA Rail station and Old Water Tower in St. Marys. The station was built in 1907 to accommodate the Toronto-Sarnia railway line after fifty years of effort and negotiations. It was almost demolished in 1987, but was purchased by the town and refurbished as a VIA Rail station, as it still serves today.
Built in 1899, the Water Tower served the Town for 90 years as the main tower until 1989, when a new tower was commissioned. The exceptionally preserved old tower remains an important symbol of the community, and was designated as a historical site in 1978.
The back of this photograph features a calendar for the year 2000. - Notes
- Condition: Excellent - No visible wear.
- Inscriptions
- None
- Dimensions
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Width: 12.8 cm
Height: 7.2 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 12.8cm
Image Height: 7.2cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Near, Reg.
- Local identifier
- RN7_121
- Collection
- Reg Near Postcards
- Language of Item
- English
- Donor
- Reg Near
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "VIA Rail Station and Water Tower." St. Marys Museum, RN7_121.
- 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
- 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:
Agency street/mail address:177 Church Street South,
P.O. Box 998,
St. Marys, Ontario.
N4X 1B6
