Maxwell plant, 1890

Description

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Creator

W. I. Becker, Stratford, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Copy of a group photo of employees of David Maxwell Company, St. Marys. The photograph is taken on the loading dock of the factory, located on James Street South. The dock was for shipping and receiving goods sent by train (the tracks are visible in the photograph.)

Maxwell's came to St. Marys in 1888 and produced agricultural and household items for many years - until the early 1960s.

The St. Marys Museum has many examples of products that were once made at Maxwell's such as lawn mowers, washing machines and even the shells of grenades (produced at the plant during World War II).

Notes

Condition: Copy is in very good condition.

Inscriptions

Maxwell plant, St. Marys, 1890
A photographic copy of an albumen print borrowed from Mr. J. O. Maxwell. Original photograph taken by W. I. Becker of Stratford who took several pictures of St. Marys industries in 1890.

Date of Original

1890

Dimensions

Width: 25.3 cm
Height: 20.2 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 23.3cm
Image Height: 16.4cm

Subject(s)

Buildings
Factories
Group portraits
Businesses

Local identifier

0644ph

Collection

St. Marys Museum photo collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.253962918038 Longitude: -81.1374932527542

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Recommended Citation

"Maxwell Plant, 1890." St. Marys Museum, 0644ph.

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