Canada. Public Works Canada collection [graphic material]

Accession consists of repairs, construction, buildings, equipment, and activities relating to the Lachine Canal.
The majority of the photographs deal with the various repairs due to damage caused by accidents, breaks in retaining walls, corrosion of concrete lining of wall, enlargement of locks or new construction to accommodate larger vessels. Several photographs of the various types of bridges such as Foot, Bailey, Bascule, Swing, Wooden, Rolling Lift, Composite as well as the C.P.R., C.N.R., and G.T.R. General views of buildings relating to operations and maintenance of the Canal such as power houses, toll gate houses, lock houses, machine shops, and paint shops., Activités, équipement et constructions entourant le canal de Lachine, Québec.

Graphic (photo): 25c, 26b, 21

Original system was organization was retained, the negatives and prints in numerical order except for the prints originally in albums, which were separated for preservation purposes.