Monongahela River New Lock 8 Penstocks

December 11, 1925

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Monongahela River New Lock 8 Penstocks
  • Title
  • Monongahela River New Lock 8 Penstocks
  • Creator
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District.
  • Date
  • December 11, 1925
  • Identifier
  • 20180220-hpichswp-0272
  • Description
  • An image of the penstocks for the Monongahela River's new Lock and Dam 8 near Point Marion, Pa. Penstocks are used to control water flow for hydroelectric power plants.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Subject
  • Rivers--Pennsylvania--Point Marion.
    Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)
    Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Pennsylvania--Point Marion.
    Dams--Pennsylvania--Point Marion.
    Construction projects--Pennsylvania--Point Marion.
    Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Point Marion.
    Labor--Pennsylvania--Point Marion.
    Point Marion (Pa.)
  • 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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