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The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence... 1860. Creator: Unknown
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The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence - from a sketch by our special artist in Canada, G. H. Andrews, 1860....at the depot of the Grand Trunk Railroad...a great crowd had assembled to witness the ceremony of laying the cornerstone...The approach to the bridge was lined with seats, to which persons were admitted only by ticket. Inside the abutment were seats for the higher classes...while the gallery above was reserved for the families of the legislators. A scaffold was erected for the Prince near the comer-stone, which was slightly raised, together with an apparatus for lowering the stone...The Prince...having ascended the platform, the builder of the bridge (Mr. Hodges) handed him a silver trowel...The mortar having been placed under the stone by the masons, the Prince took a little mortar on the trowel and spread it under the stone. The stone was then lowered, and the Prince tapped it three times with a wooden mallet. The ceremony being completed, cheers and salutes thundered out upon the air. The Prince, having laid the last stone of the gigantic pier, entered the car and proceeded through the bridge to perform the second part of this...ceremony...[ clenching the last rivet]'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860
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This photograph captures a pivotal moment in Canadian history as The Prince of Wales, later known as King Edward VII, lays the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence River in 1860. The scene unfolds at the Grand Trunk Railroad depot, where a massive crowd had gathered in anticipation of the ceremony. Seats were arranged for the attendees, with priority given to the higher classes and families of legislators. A scaffold was erected near the cornerstone for the Prince, complete with a lowering apparatus. Upon ascending the platform, the builder of the bridge, Mr. Hodges, presented the Prince with a silver trowel. The mortar was prepared, and the Prince spread it under the stone before it was carefully lowered and tapped three times with a wooden mallet. With the last stone of the gigantic pier in place, the Prince entered a car to complete the ceremony by clenching the last rivet. The air was filled with the thunderous cheers and salutes of the onlookers, marking the significant milestone in the construction of this engineering marvel. This photograph, taken from a sketch by G. H. Andrews for the Illustrated London News, offers a glimpse into the grandeur and excitement of this historic occasion.
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