Donations from Dr. John Lorentz
Title
Donations from Dr. John Lorentz
Subject
Portsmouth Pumping Station and Flood Wall
Contributor
Dr. John Lorentz
Collection Items
Mill Street Pumping Station
Black & white photo image.
on back : Designed to pump sewage and force it underwater into the Ohio River when the river rises to a stage of 43 feet. Beneath this superstructure is a well holding two electric engines capable of pumping 12,000…
on back : Designed to pump sewage and force it underwater into the Ohio River when the river rises to a stage of 43 feet. Beneath this superstructure is a well holding two electric engines capable of pumping 12,000…
Walnut Street Pumping Station
Black & white photo image.
on back : Looking from shore over to Ohio River. About 20 feet more will be added to top of this structure before it is finished.
on back : Looking from shore over to Ohio River. About 20 feet more will be added to top of this structure before it is finished.
East End of the Portsmouth Flood Wall
Black & white photo image.
on back: This picture shows how the 1937 flood tore a hole in the N&W dirt levy at the east end of the Portsmouth flood wall. WPA workers have now extended the concrete 62-foot flood wall for a distance of 1000 feet.
on back: This picture shows how the 1937 flood tore a hole in the N&W dirt levy at the east end of the Portsmouth flood wall. WPA workers have now extended the concrete 62-foot flood wall for a distance of 1000 feet.
Walnut Street Pumping Station
Black & white photo image.
on back: Located at end of Walnut Street and Ohio River. Picture shows sewage and storm water flowing into Ohio River by gravity. But when river reaches a stage of 47 feet it will back up this sewage into the manholes and…
on back: Located at end of Walnut Street and Ohio River. Picture shows sewage and storm water flowing into Ohio River by gravity. But when river reaches a stage of 47 feet it will back up this sewage into the manholes and…
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