Elevateur, rustende op twee schuiten, baggert de grond uit de bak die tussen de , Bestanddeelnr 683, 6 November 1889

Collection / archive: photo collection rijkswaterstaat: metadata: collection / archive: photo collection rijkswaterstaat report / series: canal section schotdeuren-gorinchem description: elevateur, resting on two barges, dredges the soil from the barge that is placed between the barges annotation: in the cistern, the soil falls onto a pair of knives and is then flushed into the discharge pipe by the water from a centrifugal pump to fill an excavated area belonging to the nieuwland polder. Under normal conditions, 23,145 m3 of peat and clay were processed in 40 working days of 10 hours, for which purpose 960 hl of coal were burned. The crew consists of a mill owner, two engineers and a servant. As dredging from the barge progresses, the bottom end of the bucket ladder is lifted and the barge is pulled along, both by the same steam winch. Position: z. O. Dike along the cut-off through the nieuwland polder date: november 6, 1889 location: gorinchem, gorinchem, south holland, south holland keywords: discharge pipes, dredging works, centrifugal pumps, elevators, barges, site elevations, hydraulic engineering photographer: tollens czn. , h. J. / company j. G. Hameter copyright holder: public domain logo material type: photo (black/white) archive inventory number: view access 2. 24. 11 inventory number: 76 component number: 683. Date: 6 November 1889.