Caption

Workers position dynamite cartridges in underground tunnels in preparation for the blasting of Flood Rock, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex that prevented large ships from reaching New York Harbour and posed a danger to smaller vessels. The explosive used was dynamite, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Date

Sep 18, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK25A63_133

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

41,1Mb (5,1Mb) / 10,6in x 15,0in / 3194 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

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