Postcard of Markland Dam construction, Markland, Indiana, circa1914
| Description: |
Photo showing several men at work, and cranes on barges in the Ohio River during the construction of the Markland Dam. The caption on this image reads Gofferdam at Markland, Ind. West End View. Postmarked August 11, 1914.The donors 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. |
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| Origin: | 1914, ca, |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/794BDC77-C2D4-4B5E-8086-760486363550 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Markland, Switzerland County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Reita Vandrey Collection Switzerland County (Ind.) Construction Dams Dam construction Markland (Ind.) Construction workers Ohio River |
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