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General View From Southeast, Southeast And Northeast Sides
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View From East, Northeast And Southeast Sides
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View From West
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View From South, Southwest And Southeast Sides
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Interior, View To Northeast
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Interior, Door, View To Southwest
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Photographic Copy Of The Original Construction Drawing, Dated June 1934, From The Linens In Possession Of U.s
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Photographic Copy Of The Original Construction Drawing Dated June 1934, From The Linens In Possession Of U.s
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LocationUpper Mississippi River,
Rock%2BIsland, IL
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER IL-27-A
Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 1927-1940 Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project changed the free-flowing river into an intra-continental canal, regulated and controlled for the promotion of commerce. The 29 lock and dam complexes that comprise this slack-water navigation system constitute seminal developments in the technological history of American river navigation. Locks and Dam No. 15 was the first complex, and served, despite its unique features, as a prototype for the whole system. This Lock Operator's Shelter House is one of those unique features. It was only necessary because the auxiliary lock was complete and usable. Most complexes included only the upstream gate and footings for an auxiliary lock, and thus could be operated from the landward side of the main lock.
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST, SOUTHEAST AND NORTHEAST SIDES
2. VIEW FROM EAST, NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST SIDES
3. VIEW FROM WEST
4. VIEW FROM SOUTH, SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST SIDES
5. INTERIOR, VIEW TO NORTHEAST
6. INTERIOR, DOOR, VIEW TO SOUTHWEST
7. Photographic copy of the original construction drawing, dated June 1934, from the linens in possession of U.S. Army Engineers, Rock Island District, Clock Tower Building, Arsenal Island, Rock Island, Illinois. MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LOCK AND DAM NO. 15, LOCK OPERATOR'S SHELTER HOUSE, ELEVATIONS AND PLANS
8. Photographic copy of the original construction drawing dated June 1934, from the linens in possession of U.S. Army Engineers, Rock Island District, Clock Tower Building, Arsenal Island, Rock Island, Illinois. MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LOCK AND DAM NO. 15, LOCK OPERATOR'S SHELTER HOUSE, SECTIONS AND DETAILS
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