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Listen: The World ProgramClose-up view showing construction of a hydraulic lock near Lake Okeechobee.
Image Number
MSC5525
Rights
Collection
Manuscript collection
, M94-10, Box 1, FF3
, M94-10, Box 1, FF3
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Formwork (Construction equipment)
New Deal, 1933-1939
Inland water transportation
Civil engineering
Public works
Hydraulic engineering
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Florida--Lake Okeechobee--Design and construction
Building--Florida--Lake Okeechobee
Concrete construction
Lock construction workers
Concrete hydraulic structures--Florida--Lake Okeechobee--Design and construction
New Deal, 1933-1939
Inland water transportation
Civil engineering
Public works
Hydraulic engineering
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Florida--Lake Okeechobee--Design and construction
Building--Florida--Lake Okeechobee
Concrete construction
Lock construction workers
Concrete hydraulic structures--Florida--Lake Okeechobee--Design and construction
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 6 x 8 in.
General Note
In 1949 the Florida Legislature created the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District, the predecessor to the South Florida Water Management District, and consolidated the Everglades Drainage District and the Okeechobee Flood Control District under this.
Close-up view showing construction of a hydraulic lock near Lake Okeechobee.
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