Print, Photographic

Black and white photo of the busy lanes of traffic approaching the inspection booths beyond the Windsor exit of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel during the Fourth of July holiday, 1947. "Jul 4 1947" is stamped on the verso below a clipping from the Windsor Daily Star:

Hard-working customs and immigration men started to "celebrate" the Fourth of July at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel last nigh when the first influx of American holidaymakers hit this port of entry. Officials predicted records would be shattered before the flow of tourists ends tonight. The picture above shows part of the mass "invasion" of American cars waiting to be cleared through the tunnel facilities into downtown Windsor. Although the bulk of the cars were from Detroit and other nearby points in Michigan, any autos from other states were counted in the early lineups. (Star Staff Photo)