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A battery of giant transformers (above) at the Beauharnois power plant-which make ordinary electrical apparatus look kids' toys. Generator room (right(...)
A battery of giant transformers (above) at the Beauharnois power plant-which make ordinary electrical apparatus look kids' toys. Generator room (right(...)

A battery of giant transformers (above) at the Beauharnois power plant-which make ordinary electrical apparatus look kids' toys. Generator room (right(...)

Date6/18/1932
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Original Toronto Star caption: A battery of giant transformers (above) at the Beauharnois power plant-which make ordinary electrical apparatus look kids' toys. Generator room (right); where huge power producer will put a kick into the power line that'd surprise you; in fact it might shock you; but remember they do things in a big way down at the huge beauharnois development on the lower St. Lawrence
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0105620F
Here is view of power house of the Beauharnois Power Company under construction at Lake St
Here is view of power house of the Beauharnois Power Company under construction at Lake St
7/7/1931
Shack's on Santa's track. Former Toronto Maple Leafs player Eddie Shack, right, is checked by a load of toys for needy kids at a Scarborough Chamber o(...)
Shack's on Santa's track. Former Toronto Maple Leafs player Eddie Shack, right, is checked by a load of toys for needy kids at a Scarborough Chamber o(...)
12/17/1987
Rising up from a field, the Makefjell sails like some land monster through the narrow channel between the Upper and Lower Beauharnois locks. Food aboa(...)
Rising up from a field, the Makefjell sails like some land monster through the narrow channel between the Upper and Lower Beauharnois locks. Food aboa(...)
6/7/1969
To the independent electors of the county of Beauharnois, the imperial parliament having passed a bill, uniting Lower and Upper Canada ...
To the independent electors of the county of Beauharnois, the imperial parliament having passed a bill, uniting Lower and Upper Canada ...
1840
Return to an Address from the Legislative assembly relative to a tract of land in dispute between the inhabitants of Russelltown and the seignior of Beauharnois.
Return to an Address from the Legislative assembly relative to a tract of land in dispute between the inhabitants of Russelltown and the seignior of Beauharnois.
1855
Rapport du Comité spécial sur le rapport de la Société d'agriculture du Bas-Canada, et sur celui de la Société d'agriculture du comté de Beauharnois
Rapport du Comité spécial sur le rapport de la Société d'agriculture du Bas-Canada, et sur celui de la Société d'agriculture du comté de Beauharnois
1851
Danger warnings like these on transformers do nothing about the problems of disposal or storage of PCBs
Danger warnings like these on transformers do nothing about the problems of disposal or storage of PCBs
11/1/1979
Moloney Electric Co. of Canada Limited Transformers, Sterling Road, east side, between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ont.
Moloney Electric Co. of Canada Limited Transformers, Sterling Road, east side, between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ont.
1980
Superior quality: Silver Snail owner Ron Van Leeuwen is surrounded by the transformer toys he imports from Japan
Superior quality: Silver Snail owner Ron Van Leeuwen is surrounded by the transformer toys he imports from Japan
6/27/1985
Some overall stuff on the kids as they discover the joys of Canadian toys
Some overall stuff on the kids as they discover the joys of Canadian toys
4/14/1975
Freezer looks more like a kid's cuddly toy than a fierce polar bear, but then she's only 7 months old
Freezer looks more like a kid's cuddly toy than a fierce polar bear, but then she's only 7 months old
6/28/1979
Map of Abitibi Canyon power project. 275,000 HP generator now being installed. Abitibi Canyon, Ontario
Map of Abitibi Canyon power project. 275,000 HP generator now being installed. Abitibi Canyon, Ontario
1930?