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Title |
Postcard of men at work on Markland Dam construction, Markland, Indiana, circa1914 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0013-0002 |
Description |
Photo showing a group of men at work near the Ohio River during the construction of the Markland Dam. Handwritten notes on the front of this picture read "Pump boat / Hoisting crane / Pile driver / Note the cars on top of Coffer Dam / the only cars in our county." Postmarked October 1, 1914. The donor's great-great-grandfather, Christian Henry Brameier, owned a large farm in the area where the dam was built. He sold part of his land to build the dam. |
Geographic Location |
Markland, Switzerland County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Switzerland County (Ind.) Construction Dams Dam construction Markland (Ind.) Construction workers Construction equipment Ohio River |
Date of Original |
1914, ca, |
Year Range Begin |
1910 |
Year Range End |
1914 |
Process |
Gelatin silver prints |
Format |
Postcards |
Type |
still image |
Collection Name |
Reita Vandrey Collection |
Copyright |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Rights |
The Indiana Album, Inc. believes that this item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. |
Terms of Use |
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Catalog date |
2016-03-03 |