Cleaning the sand that filtered the city's drinking water at the Toronto Island Filtration Plant, 1914. City of Toronto Archives.
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Resource ID
8220
Access
Open
Credit Line
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 72, Item 436
Date of Creation
30 December 1914
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
Cleaning the sand that filtered the city's drinking water at the Toronto Island Filtration Plant, 1914. City of Toronto Archives.
Description
Workers inside the Toronto Island Filtration Plant cleaning the sand that filtered the city’s drinking water, 1914. Located on Centre Island, the plant also chlorinated the water, reducing cases of waterborne typhoid.