Canal System, Gatehouses, and Locks
Title
Canal System, Gatehouses, and Locks
Description
This collection of modern photographs showcases some of the city’s canals and their respective gatehouses and locks, including Francis Gate, Lower Locks, and Swamp Locks. These locks and gatehouses were a vital part of an efficient canal system, regulating the amount of water delivered to mills around the city.
Collection Items
Testing velocity at Swamp Locks, NOV. 11, 1897_low-7507.jpg
Albumen photoprint, PLC # 179. "EXPT. NO. 70/ NOV. 11, 1897, 2-31 P.M./CONDITION F-1./ VELOCITY 2.4 FT. PER SEC." Copy #1 in bound volume #1 copy #2 in bound volume #1A. Number 4 appears in lower left corner.
![Swamp Locks – looking downstream at Pawtucket Canal "Industrial Canyon"_IMG_4770.jpg](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/52402/archive/square_thumbnails/2340a83e8660f3e56a8272681f1cbeeb.jpg?Expires=1714608000&Signature=YqHO6m0J%7EMs-qv284p6quQnDNrraRvL%7E7XoPW%7E0CB6fEr4w3X9TzPjveKHLGjzwu1i2c-D8Bto36o4zS3cSs-O6lPMFaxhRC3IcS3Y6k%7Ea55xOYHb-exvWbVDjVMCVv0l1MpKtpMCOzkFY4Orj4et8ZV7lUwjGLQ%7E%7Ez17hf26-6lX1YYPvrCuLY-uvs7ELwQIF%7EwrjTU8NyFtNDOJGBCGM6fBm1smzVkD5nmPadob9-dDvlDzumH-C2HnJWbntU0IkIKelZ%7EykWLyAFXwYUsW5SITXtatCh2FsHYCeQFth-%7ENapDgpKdmgWSlSgLJdD9yTSOOSPcSMAJsREiojqa%7EA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "Swamp Locks – looking downstream at Pawtucket Canal "Industrial Canyon"_IMG_4770.jpg")