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Interior of the Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910

Subject
Railroads & Trains
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Interior of the Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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Back of Interior of the Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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About this subject

View down the interior of the Detroit River Tunnel, showing the twin railway tracks receding into darkness beneath a curved concrete-lined arch. Cables and pipes run along the whitewashed tunnel walls.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Having a fine time here Arrived here all OK Leave for home at 10:30 tonight Will write [illegible] George Reg

INTERIOR OF THE DETROIT RIVER TUNNEL, DETROIT, MICH. --- INTERIOR OF DETROIT RIVER TUNNEL, DETROIT, MICH. The Detroit River Tunnel was built for the M. C. R. R. at a cost of $8,500,000. It is 1⅜ miles in length. Construction was started in July 1906 and completed July 1, 1910. Electricity, the third rail system, furnishes the motive power for the engines. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY A-409
Stamp
Addressed to
William Osterhout

Boonheesville, Greene County, N.Y.

Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place depictedDetroit River Tunnel, Detroit, MI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesColorized halftone print with visible screen texture; light edge and surface wear, no white border. Postmark: illegible circular cancel struck over the 1c stamp. Divided-back card with green printed caption and A-409 number; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Interior of the Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/interior-of-the-detroit-river-tunnel-detroit-michigan-circa. Accessed October 5, 2026.