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| Title | View of dam construction |
| Studio Name/Location | Bawden Brothers Studio, Davenport, Iowa |
| Date Original | April 5, 1932 |
| Description | Photograph of construction of Lock and Dam 15 on the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois. Shows construction of coffer dam on Davenport side. Government Bridge in background. |
| Location Depicted | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Dam construction
Dams
Mississippi River
Mississippi River--Locks and Dams--Lock and Dam 15
Progress photographs
Bridges
Government Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport, Iowa)
Davenport (Iowa)
Photographic prints
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| Ordering Information | Contact Chief Curator at (563) 324-1054 ext. 223 or email schlichting@putnam.org |
| Image Number | 1962.75.378 |
| Repository | Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science, 1717 West 12th street, Davenport, Iowa 52804 |
| Repository Collection | Bawden Brothers Collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using an AcerScan 620U with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the shadows from 0 to 3, and the midtones from 1.00 to 0.69 using Adobe PhotoShop 7.0. |
| Date Digital | 2008-04-29 |
| File Name | put1962_75_378 |
| CD Volume Name | putvolume 9 |
| Original Database | This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, http://www.umvphotoarchive.org, a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi River region. |
