Vessel entering Weitzel Lock
Abstract/Description: | Photograph showing a steamboat entering the Weitzel Lock at the lower end. This lock was 80 feet wide in the chamber, but the gates were only 60 feet wide. Two vessels typically locked through abreast, which was both efficient and useful in the era when there were many barges towed. |
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Subject(s): | Boats and boating Soo Locks (Mich.) |
Date Created: | 1890 (approximate) |
Title: | Vessel entering Weitzel Lock. | |
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Name(s): |
Bayliss Public Library, contributor Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor Bell, W.J., creator |
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Type of Resource: | still image | |
Date Created: | 1890 (approximate) | |
Physical Form: | photographs | |
Extent: | 1 item | |
Abstract/Description: | Photograph showing a steamboat entering the Weitzel Lock at the lower end. This lock was 80 feet wide in the chamber, but the gates were only 60 feet wide. Two vessels typically locked through abreast, which was both efficient and useful in the era when there were many barges towed. | |
Subject(s): |
Boats and boating Soo Locks (Mich.) |
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Restrictions on Access: | No Copyright (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) | |
Is Part Of: | Bayliss Public Library photographs. Identifier: SLC-004 | |
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