Tows and Coal Barges Waiting Turns on the Locks on the Ohio River

Identifier:

001936

Title:

Tows and Coal Barges Waiting Turns on the Locks on the Ohio River

Creator:

U. S. Engineer Office, Pittsburgh

Description:

This unusual picture taken by the United States Engineer Office, Pittsburgh, shows four big tows of coal waiting their turn at a lock chamber of the Ohio River. The fourth tow is discernible against the farther bank of the river. There are 24,000 tons of coal in the barges of these four tows.

Acquisition Source:

Wolfs Head Books, 122 Simpson St., Morgantown, W. Va.

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView