File:Releasing water from Lake Union into the Montlake Cut, August 26, 1916 (MOHAI 5441).jpg

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English: Releasing water from Lake Union into the Montlake Cut, August 26, 1916   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Releasing water from Lake Union into the Montlake Cut, August 26, 1916
Description
English: The Montlake Cut is part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal that connects Puget Sound, Lake Union, and Lake Washington. While digging the Montlake Cut, engineers built a temporary dam to hold back the waters of Lake Union's Portage Bay.

In this photo, a crowd of onlookers watches as the temporary dam at Portage Bay is broken.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Dams; Canal construction
Depicted place
English: Montlake Cut (Seattle, Wash." Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash." Seattle (Wash.)
Date Taken on 26 August 1916
Medium
English: 1 negative: glass, b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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