Name/Title
Photograph - Albert Freeland on swing bridgeEntry/Object ID
2013.12.3Description
Enlarged reproduction of a black and white photograph of Albert Freeland wearing a suit and tie, standing with one leg up on swing bridge. Capreol, Ontario.
Photograph is matted and framed with a short description below the image.Context
The swing bridge, or Swinging Bridge, in Capreol was constructed about 1939 to connect the East and West banks of the Vermillion River. The west side of Vermillion River was known as the "old sub-diversion". Residents there had no hydro or water service.Collection
Library ArchiveMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Capreol, OntarioCity
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioNotes
Materials: Paper
Date: ca. 1940s (?)Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Description mounted below image:
Before the swing bridge was constructed, the only means for many
to cross the river was a makeshift dangerous floating bridge built
with rough planks chained together.
(Albert Freeland in photo)Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item NumberOther Number
3120Location
Location
Location
Exhibit RoomBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioDate
March 10, 2022Condition
Notes
Digital Copy Only (Matthew Gill 2015)Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 14, 2022Updated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comUpdate Date
April 20, 2022