Légende

Inserting blasting caps into dynamite cartridges to blow up Flood Rock, East River, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex, which was partially removed in 1876 and 1885. These rocks prevented large ships from reaching New York Harbour and posed a danger to smaller vessels. From Scientific American, New York, 1885, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Date

17 sept. 2023

Crédit

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Notre référence

BRK26G78_403

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Libre de droits

Format disponible

54.3Mo (18.1Mo) / 38.1cm x 35.7cm / 4500 x 4221 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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