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James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond — Adjacent warehouse buildings, looking north, 13th Street from the canal.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 21 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond — Outlet pipe at 13th Street.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 21 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond — 12th Street, looking east.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 21 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond — Haxal Mills from 13th Street, south of canal
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 21 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond — Stonework at 13th Street.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 21 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond — View inside upper lock 2, looking east.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 21 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond — View inside upper lock 2, looking west.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 21 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond — General view looking west toward lock 4. 12th Street visible in background.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 21 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond — Outlet of lock 4. Indentation in lock wall (center of photograph) allowed lock gate to become flush with wall.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 21 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond — Looking west in lower basin.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 21 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Three Mile Locks, Pumphouse Drive, Richmond — East end of First Gran Division Lock 2, looking north. Body of water to the south is a feeder canal built to supply water to a pumphouse built in 1883.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Three Mile Locks, Pu…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 3 | Measured Drawing(s): 3 | Data Page(s): 3 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city,…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Three Mile Locks, Pumphouse Drive, Richmond — View of lock 2, looking east. Feeder to pumphouse is visible behind lock.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Three Mile Locks, Pu…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 3 | Measured Drawing(s): 3 | Data Page(s): 3 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city,…

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James River & Kanawha Canal, Three Mile Locks, Pumphouse Drive, Richmond — View of outlet of First Grand Division Lock 2, looking north.
James River & Kanawha Canal, Three Mile Locks, Pu…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 3 | Measured Drawing(s): 3 | Data Page(s): 3 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: locks (hydraulic facilities) Locations: independent city,…

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Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from College through Twenty-first Streets, Richmond — General view of viaduct looking toward southeast end.
Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from Col…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 7 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: transportation, bridges Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Si…

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Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from College through Twenty-first Streets, Richmond — Looking down south side of viaduct toward east end.
Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from Col…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 7 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: transportation, bridges Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Si…

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Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from College through Twenty-first Streets, Richmond — View of lattice railing on south side of viaduct.
Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from Col…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 7 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: transportation, bridges Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Si…

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Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from College through Twenty-first Streets, Richmond — Underside of viaduct at west end. Longitudinal trolley beams are being supported by floor beams at the panel points.
Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from Col…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 7 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: transportation, bridges Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Si…

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Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from College through Twenty-first Streets, Richmond — Underside of viaduct looking east.
Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from Col…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 7 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: transportation, bridges Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Si…

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Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from College through Twenty-first Streets, Richmond — Panel point of viaduct's Warren truss. Transverse beams can be seen moving from top left hand corner to right side of photo. Warren truss is resting on on built up steel piers.
Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from Col…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 7 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: transportation, bridges Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Si…

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Seventh Street Bridge, Richmond — Detail of west side of bridge, south end
Seventh Street Bridge, Richmond — Detail of west …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: vehicular bridges, transportation Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Survey num…

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Seventh Street Bridge, Richmond — Detail view of vertical endpost at south end of bridge. Note cast iron plate that reads "WIBC, Canton, Ohio 1893." This indicates that the bridge was fabricated by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company.
Seventh Street Bridge, Richmond — Detail view of …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: vehicular bridges, transportation Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Survey num…

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Seventh Street Bridge, Richmond — General view of lower chord, looking south. Note that floor beams are located midway between the upper and lower chords. Built in the basic form of a Pratt truss (vertical compression members, diagonal tension members), the bridge can technically be referred to as a Baltimore half-through truss.
Seventh Street Bridge, Richmond — General view of…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: vehicular bridges, transportation Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Survey num…

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Seventh Street Bridge, Richmond — General view of bridge from level of river, looking south
Seventh Street Bridge, Richmond — General view of…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: vehicular bridges, transportation Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Survey num…

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Tredegar Iron Works, U.S. Route 1, along James River, Richmond — Exterior view showing gabled end of structure.
Tredegar Iron Works, U.S. Route 1, along James Ri…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 5 | Data Page(s): 7 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: ironworks Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: Significance: Th…

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