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Photograph of fleet, Dufferin Construction Company, Toronto, ON, date unknown
Black and white photograph of fleet, Dufferin Construction Company, Toronto, ON, date unknown. Image shows mixer and material delivery fleet operated by Dual Mixed Concrete owned by James Franceschini.
In 1912, Franceschini founded Dufferin Construction and became well known nationally. As the company became increasingly more successful, Franceschini was able to move into the construction of highways, provincial roads, rail lines and suburbs. Within three years – at the age of 25 – Franceschini became a millionaire.
On June 10, 1940, he was arrested and interned as a threat to the Canadian state.
