Work on Tenney Park Lock and Dam | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Work on Tenney Park Lock and Dam

Work on Tenney Park Lock and Dam | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Work on the new Tenney Park lock and dam is progressing on schedule. A temporary spillway (not shown) has been built to divert the Yahara River from the construction site. The old lock can be seen in the left foreground and the old spillway to the right of the old lock. City Engineer John G. Thompson says that the project will be completed in mid-May.
DESCRIPTION
Work on the new Tenney Park lock and dam is progressing on schedule. A temporary spillway (not shown) has been built to divert the Yahara River from the construction site. The old lock can be seen in the left foreground and the old spillway to the right of the old lock. City Engineer John G. Thompson says that the project will be completed in mid-May.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:100692
Creation Date: 01 08 1959
Creator Name:Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 6442.7165
Original Dimensions:35 mm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Published in the "Wisconsin State Journal" on January 13, 1959. One of four images.
SUBJECTS
Trees
Cities and towns
Construction equipment
Outdoor photography
Parks
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
Trucks
Dams
Lakes
Rivers
Shorelines
Steam shovels

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