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Photographer: Robert H. Moore, II
Taken: January 10, 2009
Caption:
Close-up image of Four Locks marker | Additional Description: Close-up of the upper right-hand corner of the marker showing operation of the locks in order to lower the boats for continiued passage along the canal.
Caption text (left to right):
Image 1: “A boat heading downstream enters the lock. Mules are unhitched and led downstream.”
Image 2: “The lock gates are closed. Valves in downstream lock gates are opened allowing water to flow out. The boat is slowly lowered.”
Image 3: “The mules are hitched, the downstream lock gates are opened, and the boat continues its course.”
Submitted: January 13, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p49849
File Size: 1.298 Megabytes
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