B+W photo of 3 sandhogs moving rowboat inside third tube of Lincoln Tunnel, Jan. 25, 1956.
Entry/Object ID
2011.052.0209
Description
Black-and-white photo of three sandhogs shifting a rowboat inside third tube of Lincoln Tunnel, Jan. 25, 1956.
8" x 10 print. Photo by Associated Press (inkstamped on reverse). Reverse also has mimeograph caption pasted to it with a red inkstamp date: Jan. 30 1956. (Print from Chicago Tribune archives.)
Man to the right is wearing a lifejacket (or life vest). The flood waters are not seen in this photo.
Text on reverse:
1667 H
Associated Press Photo From New York
Caution: Use Credit
READY FOR THE RIVER
Sandhogs pull a boat into position in case seepage from a leaking bulkhead spreads back into this section of the land tunnel leading to the Lincoln Tunnel's third tube under the Hudson River in New York., Jan. 25. A 100-foot section of the excavation, which eventually will be joined to the new tube on the New York side was flooded Jan. 25, by the leak. The sandhogs' work will be delayed until water can be pumped from the section of the New York [and] New Jersey vehicular tunnel.
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Acquisition
Accession
2011.052
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.
Made/Created
Artist
Associated Press
Date made
1956
Place
Location
Lincoln Tunnel/New York City
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2011-12-03
