Ohio River Lock and Dam 9 Bear Trap Gate Construction

August 4, 1913

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Ohio River Lock and Dam 9 Bear Trap Gate Construction
  • Title
  • Ohio River Lock and Dam 9 Bear Trap Gate Construction
  • Creator
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District.
  • Date
  • August 4, 1913
  • Identifier
  • 20180220-hpichswp-0136
  • Source Identifier
  • PSS 23_B020_F25_I01
  • Description
  • An image of a worker handling a piece of metal meant for the bear trap gate inside a cofferdam in the Ohio River by Lock and Dam 9. The term "bear trap" is used to describe a type of dam that is movable and usually has two leaves that deepen the river for navigation. Lock and Dam 9 was located near New Cumberland, W. Va. and was eliminated in 1955-1963 by the New Cumberland Locks and Dam.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Rivers--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
    Ohio River.
    Construction projects--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
    Labor--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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