Digital Collection
2018.110.127

Print, Photographic

One black and white photograph of the Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation construction staging area for the Lakehead Pipeline crossing of the Straits of Mackinac. The photo shows a section of the steel pipeline which is being brought ashore after crossing the Straits. A white float, lashed to the top of the pipe, can be seen in the left center area of the photo. Lake Michigan, a passing freighter, and a crane barge can be seen in the background. Black ink stamps on the verso read "Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp. Photo" and "Sep. 20, 1953."

Date
1953
Collection
Print Size
4" x 3.25"
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