Cofferdam in Monongahela River by Lock and Dam 4

May 15, 1913

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Cofferdam in Monongahela River by Lock and Dam 4
  • Title
  • Cofferdam in Monongahela River by Lock and Dam 4
  • Creator
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District.
  • Date
  • May 15, 1913
  • Identifier
  • 20180220-hpichswp-0121
  • Source Identifier
  • PSS 23_B018_F19_I01
  • Description
  • An image of a cofferdam being built near Lock and Dam 4, located near Charleroi, Pa., of the Monongahela River. A cofferdam is an airtight structure that is pumped dry to enable construction below the shoreline.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Rivers--Pennsylvania--Charleroi.
    Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)
    Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Pennsylvania--Charleroi.
    Dams--Pennsylvania--Charleroi.
    Cofferdams--Pennsylvania--Charleroi.
    Labor--Pennsylvania--Charleroi.
    Construction projects--Pennsylvania--Charleroi.
    Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Charleroi.
  • 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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