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Electric Light and Power dam, Streetsville, Ont.

DateApproximately 1910

Names

Unknown (publisher)

Notes

700 foot dam built by the Erindale Light and Power Company. It blew up in 1922.

Subject

Dams

GeographyCity, town, townshipMississauga

GeographyNeighbourhoodStreetsville (Mississauga, Ontario)

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Postcards

DimensionsImage size: 8.7 cm x 14 cm (3 7/16 in. x 5 1/2 in.)

Language

English

ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin.

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object NumberPC_ON_10234

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