Caption

Rollberg (inclined planes), on which the ships are transported overland on rail wagons using a hydraulic drive to overcome the height difference of 99 metres, built 1848-1860, cable pulleys

Date

Sep 24, 2011

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Florian Monheim

Reference

BRK25C24_230

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48,8Mb (4,8Mb) / 16,7in x 11,3in / 5023 x 3397 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty meter meters metre metres lift lifts elevator elevators passenger lift passenger lifts propulsion propulsions drive technology technologies vehicle vehicles cart carriage carriages boat boats ship ships vessel vehicle vehicles car traffic traffic industrial culture industrial cultures water waters waterfront river rivers sluice sluices lock locks waters water body body of water Poland Eastern Europe East Europe Europe Europe's means of transportation means of transportation culture cultures Polish waterway waterways canal canals water canal water canals channel technical tech wind winds boat lift boat lifts ship lift ship's hoist ship hoist ship lifting european Eastern European East European hydraulic windy lock gate lock gates flood gate floodgate technology technology travel photography cable winch cable winches hoisting winch winch hoisting winches winches Warmia-Masuria Province Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship deflexion roller deflexion roller deflection roller Masuria splinted splint 19th century nineteenth century 1900s 19th-century Rail wagon Cable pulley