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Canadian Pacific Railway grain elevator at Port McNicoll, Ontario [PRG 280/1/12/363] • Photograph

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Summary

A grain elevator and silos at Port McNicoll, Ontario, Canada.

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Physical description

photograph; 9 x 14 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1910

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Silos -- Canada -- Ontario

Catalogue record

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General notes

postcard.

Historical information

The building was built by John S. Metcalf Company in three sections, 1910, 1912 and expanded again in 1927 with an overall capacity of 6.55 million bushels by that year, making it one of the largest unloading grain elevators in the world. Equipped with three marine towers and unloading legs (only two are visible in this image). Unloading capacity per leg was 20,000 bushels an hour on the dip and 15,000 bushels thereafter. One marine tower was equipped with a loading spout, 10,000 bushels/hour. Grain elevator employed 165 at peak time and operated day and night in the early years. Last owner/operator, Cargill Grain Company closed elevator in January 1990 after cancellation of a federal government rail subsidy. Total grain received 1910-1989, 1.5 billion bushels. Totally demolished February 2009. (information supplied by a researcher).

Digitisation information

Date

31/01/2003

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,283 x 2,047 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

6.73 MB

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