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Monongahela River New Lock 8 Penstocks
December 11, 1925
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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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