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The Canso Causeway's History and Impact
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John Bush, bulldozer operator
19 of 159 		Sam Embree of Port Hawkesbury
20 of 159 		Closing the gap as the Canso Causeway approached Cape Breton Island at Port Hastings.
21 of 159 		Five of the workmen for T.C. Gorman Ltd. who were the first across
22 of 159 		From Balhache Point lighthouse on Cape Breton Island looking across to Auld's Cove.
23 of 159 		Norwegian vessel Lionne ran into the Canso Causeway
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Diagram Canso Causeway and Canal construction
25 of 159 		O.J. McCulloch Ltd.'s office
26 of 159 		Lighthouse at Balhache Point looking across at Cape Porcupine on mainland Nova Scotia.
27 of 159 		Men pushing concrete bucket in place and one of the sets of forms at the bottom of the Canso Canal.
28 of 159 		Cape Porcupine quarry
29 of 159 		Howe 100 ton truck scales and Euclid truck
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120B Bucyrus Erie 6 cubic yard electric shovels and one two and a half yard Lima Diesel Shovel
31 of 159 		Canso Causeway construction project signs
32 of 159 		The swing bridge under construction at the Canso Canal work site
33 of 159 		Rock blasted at Cape Porcupine quarry in Auld's Cove
34 of 159 		Underwater blasting was required
35 of 159 		The concrete walls of the Canso Canal were formed and anchored into solid rock
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