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Monongahela River Lock 2 Lock Gate Wickets
September 14, 1911
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Title
Monongahela River Lock 2 Lock Gate Wickets
Creator
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District.
Date
September 14, 1911
Identifier
20180220-hpichswp-0070
Source Identifier
PSS 23_B011_F09_I01
Description
A man standing next to the lock gate wickets for Lock 2 of the Monongahela River near Braddock, Pa. A wicket is the valve that enables water to fill and drain in a chamber for river navigation.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Rivers--Pennsylvania--Braddock.
Monongahela (W. Va. and Pa.)
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Pennsylvania--Braddock.
Dams--Pennsylvania--Braddock.
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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