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| Title | Barge entering Lock and Dam #15 |
| Date Original | 1930's? |
| Description | Photograph of a barge entering Lock and Dam #15 on the Mississippi River at Rock Island, Illinois. The swing span is open to allow the towboat and barge through the lock. |
| Location Depicted | Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois |
| Subject | Mississippi River--Locks and Dams--Lock and Dam 15
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
Government Bridge (Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport, Iowa)
Bridges
Swing bridges
Mississippi River
Rivers
Towboats
Barges
Boats
Riverboats
Rock Island (Ill.)
Photographic prints
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| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com. |
| Image Number | VM89-000713 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Photograph Collection |
| Object Description | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 1200ppi. The master scan is untouched, but this display image was enhanced by adjusting the input level of the shadows from 0 to 39 and the highlights from 255 to 249 using Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2.0. |
| Date Digital | 2004-05-04 |
| File Name | dplvm89-000713 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume27 |
| 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. |
