INVENTORY #150535
Township Dredge on the Cull Drain
McArthur and Cairns (photographers)
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$150.00
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To drain the Wawanosh basin and convert it into the rich farmland it is today, a man-made canal was dug, starting in 1859, called the Cull Drain. Cull Drain, Perch Creek, and Wawanosh Drain seem to be alternate names for the same system. In this photo, councillors and workmen pose on the dredge.
Publication Info
- Publisher: n/a
- Edition: n/a
- Date Published: ca. 1895
- Place Published: Sarnia, ON
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
19 x 23 cm b&w photo on 27 x 34 cm card. Label below photo. Photographer identified by blind stamp on bottom right corner. Ink and pencil inscriptions on rear as well as label stating the photo was used in Elford's history of Lambton County, 1967 p. 94. A few scratches on photo itself.