Cofferdam and Abutment Number 2

December 30, 1919

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Cofferdam and Abutment Number 2
  • Title
  • Cofferdam and Abutment Number 2
  • Creator
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District.
  • Date
  • December 30, 1919
  • Identifier
  • 20180220-hpichswp-0218
  • Source Identifier
  • PSS 23_B033_F03_I01
  • Description
  • A view of the back channel and cofferdam for Lock and Dam 1-2 in the Ohio River, with the grounds covered in snow. A cofferdam is an airtight structure that is pumped dry to enable construction below the shoreline.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Rivers--Pennsylvania.
    Ohio River.
    Cofferdams--Pennsylvania.
    Labor--Pennsylvania. Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania.
    Construction projects.
  • 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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