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

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

Subject Topic:

Construction, Streetcars, Steam Shovels, Department of Street Railways, Maryland Street, and Charlevoix Street

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/98C877B2-9219-4496-99AC-728485220410