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Revetment No. 2

August 5, 1905

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Revetment No. 2
  • Title
  • Revetment No. 2
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • August 5, 1905
  • Identifier
  • 715.05251.CP
  • Description
  • Showing revetment from cofferdam. A revetment is a facing of stone, cement, sandbags, etc., as to protect a wall or a bank of earth. A cofferdam is a temporary structure created to expose areas that are normally underwater so that work, such as creating supports or repairs can be completed.
  • Extent
  • 5 x 7 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Retaining walls
    Waterworks--Design and construction
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the 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. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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