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Title
Spectators and the Suction Dredger "Papoose"
Date Created and/or Issued
1950
Contributing Institution
Sacramento Public Library
Collection
Sacramento Room Photographs
Rights Information
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description
Four men look on as the suction dredger "Papoose" operates on the Sacramento River in this circa 1950 photograph. The soil recovered by the dredger was used for levee reinforcement.
Type
image
Identifier
1116
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll1/id/2176
Subject
Dredgers
Rivers
Sacramento River
Flood Control
Source
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection

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