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Object Number
2004.29.1152
Display Title
Railroad cut, showing method of digging gravel
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Jersey. / Rail road cut - This shows method of digging gravel. When excavation in the center is deep enough the water from the canal on the right is let in & boats are brought to be loaded. Looking E. No. 106. / Pl. LXXXVIII. / American Museum Delaware Valley Exploration."
Keywords
- Site and Excavation
- Archaeological
Subject
- Excavation
Department
Photographic
Date
1898?
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Jersey
/
Mercer County
/
Trenton
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 x 16.51 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
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