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Ohio River Dam 9 Cofferdam Construction

November 30, 1912

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Ohio River Dam 9 Cofferdam Construction
  • Title
  • Ohio River Dam 9 Cofferdam Construction
  • Creator
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District.
  • Date
  • November 30, 1912
  • Identifier
  • 20180220-hpichswp-0092
  • Source Identifier
  • PSS 23_B014_F16_I01
  • Description
  • Construction of a cofferdam in the Ohio River near Dam 9. A cofferdam is an airtight structure that is pumped dry to enable construction below the shoreline. Dam 9 was located near New Cumberland, W. Va.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Rivers--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
    Ohio River.
    Construction projects--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
    Labor--West Virginia--New Cumberland.
    Cofferdams--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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