Garbage Scow construction, 1925.

Name/Title

Garbage Scow construction, 1925.

Entry/Object ID

MC14.18S.11

Tags

Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock & Repair Co., Ships, Shipyards, Shipbuilding, garbage scow

Description

Garbage Scow for City of Miami Beach being constructed at Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock & Repair Company in Jacksonville, Fla. A garbage scow is a large watercraft used to transport refuse and garbage across waterways. It is often in the form of a barge which is towed or otherwise moved by means of tugboats.

Collection

Merrill Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Ships, Shipyards, Shipbuilding, garbage scow