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Ohio River Lock 9 Construction

August 11, 1911

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Ohio River Lock 9 Construction
  • Title
  • Ohio River Lock 9 Construction
  • Creator
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District.
  • Date
  • August 11, 1911
  • Identifier
  • 20180220-hpichswp-0067
  • Source Identifier
  • PSS 23_B010_F17_I01
  • Description
  • A group of workers inside Lock 9 of the Ohio River's locks and dams system during its construction. Lock 9, located in New Cumberland, W. Va., was eliminated in 1955-1963 with the completion of the New Cumberland Locks and Dam.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Rivers--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
    Ohio River.
    Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
    Dams--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
    Labor--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
    Construction projects--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
    Blue collar workers--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
  • Source
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District Glass Plate Negatives, c. 1900-1936, PSS 23, Detre Library and Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District Glass Plate Negatives
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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