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The photos that you see in this storyline pertain to a series of final tours taken by Allan Mann, a Wallaceburg historian, and Ian Mason, the former curator of the Wallaceburg & District Museum. The visits took place after production of the company ceased in May of 1999. The first of which was in November of the same year and the last was March 6th of 2000.

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Libbey's Glass Factory before destruction
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum

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A winter scene prior to the factory's demolition
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum

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Libbey's parking lot before closure
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum

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The Libby auction before demolition
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum

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Servaes De Jans, former Libbey employee, at the Libbey auction
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum

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Larry McDougall, prior Libby employee, at the Libbey auction
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum

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Office items awaitng auction
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum

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The tour took several visits. The factory was immense in stature and was not easily perused in a day. The majority of the plant was explored in the first two days. Nevertheless, a final visit was paid after the glass batch tower was demolished. The tower's destruction symbolized the end of the glass factory in Wallaceburg.

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The factory's glass archives
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum

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Company archives, located adjacently to the mould shop
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Wallaceburg & District Museum
Photographer: Alan Mann

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Chip Gordon in the company archives
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum

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Company Archives: glass, moulds, and documents
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum

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Wilf Anselll in the Wallaceburg glass factory's archive of past products
20th Century, Circa 1999
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photographer: Alan Mann
Wallaceburg & District Museum