The Thames River and Victoria Bridge
Description
- Creator
- Milton W. Reesor, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This is an image of the Thames River looking south towards the Sarnia Bridge. St. Marys lies just beyond the bridge in this image.
The Sarnia Bridge served the Grand Trunk Railway for 130 years. In 1857, the Grand Trunk Railway announced that they would be opening two lines to St. Marys: one from Sarnia and one from London. The first train crossed the Sarnia Bridge in 1859. The London Bridge still serves the Grand Trunk Railway today, but the last train crossed the Sarnia line in 1989. In 1996, a committee was formed to redevelop the railway line through St. Marys into a walking trail. Since its inception, the Sarnia Bridge has been a landmark and image for tourists, photographers, and artists.
This photo belongs to the Reesor Collection, which is a group of photos taken by Milton W. Reesor, a local amateur photographer. He took many photos of friends, family, animals, outdoor activities, machinery, the railway, and more in and around St. Marys from 1898-1910.
- Inscriptions
- "The Thames / River / and / Sarnia Bridge."
"St. Marys. / Aug. 1900." - Date of Original
- August 1900
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- reesor154
- Collection
- Reesor Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.2676389754785 Longitude: -81.1514721403503
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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
- Reesor Collection. "The Thames River and Sarnia Bridge." St. Marys Museum, reesor154.
- Location of Original
- St. Marys Museum 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
