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Image ID: |
25020 |
Subjects: |
Civil engineering; Construction workers; Dam construction; Locks (Hydraulic engineering); Rivers |
Place: |
Cumberland River (Tenn.) |
Description: |
Construction of the Lock and Dam No. 1 just above Nashville, River Mile 188.4, first of nine locks constructed on the Cumberland River to secure a 6-foot channel upstream to Wartsboro Shoal at River Mile 324.6-- |
Date: |
10/18/1909 |
Negative: |
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Collection: |
Dept. of Conservation Photograph Collection |
Historical Note: |
Lock & Dam No. 1 was a stone masonry lock and timber crib dam, with a concrete cap. Dimensions were 52x280 ft., and placed in operation 18 October 1909, at a cost of $373, 590. The project was eliminated with the filling of the Cheatham Project. |
Series: |
Waterways |
Photographer: |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Engraver: |
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Artist: |
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Publisher: |
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Format: |
Photographic print |
Accession No.: |
RG 82 |
File Location: |
Box 76, File 21 |