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Object Name |
Box, File |
Catalog Number |
UNNUMBERED-791 |
Date |
ca. 1930 |
Material(s) |
Wood; |
Dimensions |
H-25 W-14 D-12 inches |
Description |
This wooden box is painted white and has a four sided pyramid roof covered with fish-scale asbestos shingles. The edges and the top of the roof are flashed with tin. The front side hinges downward and has a latch at the top. |
Notes |
Old card, "All vessels passing through a lock on the river had to register the boat and put the paper in the manifest box. Lockkeeper's box from Lock 5, Tyrone." |
Collection |
KHS Museum Collection |
Subjects |
Locks (Canals) Navigation Record keeping River channels Riverboats Rivers Transportation Water, Bodies of Watercraft |
Search Terms |
Anderson County (Ky.) Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky River Lock System |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |