Digital Collection
2007.004.461

Print, Photographic

Mounted sepia-toned photo of the exterior of the portals to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel taken during its construction. "Detroit River Tunnel 1909" is engraved in the concrete above the entrances. A steam-driven pump is on the platform between the portals, and wooden forms are in place around the top of the tunnel entrances. A man stands atop the entrance. The photo is mounted on grey cardstock. "J.H. Perine, 1069 John R. St., Detroit," is handwritten on the verso.

Date
c. 1909
Year Range From
1909
Year Range To
1910
Collection
Print Size
6.75" x 4.25"
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