St. Clair River Tunnel opening celebration

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Description

Opening of the St. Clair River Tunnel, the first railway tunnel to go under a river. Triumphal arch covered in branches, with U.S. and Canadian flags. Groups of people scattered on railway platform. Tunnel opening indistinct in distance. Handwritten on mat back: "St. Clair River Tunnel opening, 511." Photograph cut into roughly oval shape.

Details

Resource ID:: DPA1397
Subject:: Saint Clair Tunnel (Mich. and Ont.); Railroad tunnels--Michigan--Port Huron; Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada; Albumen prints; Photographic prints
Date:: 1891
Format:: 1 photographic print on mat board ; image 7.5 x 9.5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: M/Tunnels and tunneling
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.