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- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of an Ball Engine Company Erie steam shovel and a Department of Street Railways pick-up truck being used to dig a ditch along a residential street intersecting with Maryland Street, likely Charlevoix Street or Mack Avenue, for the installation of streetcar tracks. Two watch in the foreground. Behind the truck, a worker stands in the ditch with a shovel. A girl stands on the lawn of one of the homes across the street, beside piles of dirt. Signs on the side of the truck read, "City of Detroit, Dept. of Street Railways, 82 Miles in 1921," and "Dirt Wagon 1921."
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of an Ball Engine Company Erie steam shovel and a Department of Street Railways pick-up truck being used to dig a ditch along a residential street intersecting with Maryland Street, likely Charlevoix Street or Mack Avenue, for the installation of streetcar tracks. A group of men watch in the foreground. Behind the truck, a worker stands in the ditch with a shovel. A girl stands on the lawn of one of the homes across the street, beside piles of dirt. A sign on the side of the truck reads, "City of Detroit, Dept. of Street Railways, 82 Miles in 1921."
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting seven workmen operating machinery to dig the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. Mounted on board.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print mounted on board depicting Mayor James J. Couzens driving the first spike in the first rail laid along Harper Avenue for the Department of Street Railways (Municipal Ownership System).
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
