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Bird's Eyeview of the project. It will feed Port Arthur and Fort William. Its 240-foot steel surge tank reduces water-hammer pressures and will provid(...)
Bird's Eyeview of the project. It will feed Port Arthur and Fort William. Its 240-foot steel surge tank reduces water-hammer pressures and will provid(...)

Bird's Eyeview of the project. It will feed Port Arthur and Fort William. Its 240-foot steel surge tank reduces water-hammer pressures and will provid(...)

Date10/20/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bird's Eyeview of the project. It will feed Port Arthur and Fort William. Its 240-foot steel surge tank reduces water-hammer pressures and will provide for emergency power demands. Toronto will have to wait two or three years for completion of the Des Joachims plant for power prosperity
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008835F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Thunder Bay
Historical location:Port Arthur (Ont.)||Fort William (Ont.)
Neighbourhood:Port Arthur (Thunder Bay, Ontario)||Fort William (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Thunder Bay (Ont : District)
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