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Barge entering Lock and Dam #15
Barge entering Lock and Dam #15
TitleBarge entering Lock and Dam #15
Date Original1930's?
DescriptionPhotograph 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 DepictedRock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
SubjectMississippi 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
Ordering InformationPlease contact Davenport Public Library at (563) 326-7902 or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com.
Image NumberVM89-000713
RepositoryRichardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801
Repository CollectionPhotograph Collection
Object Description1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationDigital 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 Digital2004-05-04
File Namedplvm89-000713
CD Volume NameDPLVolume27
Original DatabaseThis 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.
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