Screen chamber caisson, Waterworks Park, Detroit water supply system
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Description
View of screen chamber caisson during construction, Waterworks Park, Detroit water supply system. Printed on front: "City of Detroit. Department of Water Supply. Land tunnel and structures. Contract RC 12. Dravo Contracting Co., contractors. Photo no. 51. Date: 11-12-30. Photo by Manning Brothers." Typed on back: "Screen chamber caisson; sinking caisson by excavating annular trench and leaving a core to prevent heaving of bottom and rapid sinking."
Details
- Creator:
- Manning Brothers
- Resource ID:
- bh016428
- Subject:
- Caissons
- Water--Purification--Screening--Michigan--Detroit
- Tunnels--Michigan--Detroit--Design and construction
- Waterworks--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Department of Water Supply
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1930-11-12
- Format:
- 1 photographic print mounted on fabric ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/Detroit Archives. Water Board. Waterworks Park. Land tunnel and structures, 3 of 5, 7:3
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.