Sujet
Steam winch with steel wire
Légende
Steam winch with steel wire. Steel wire for deep-sea dredging was first used on the 'Blake'. This innovation was the result of collaboration between Charles D. Sigsbee and Alexander Agassiz. It was Agassiz's idea to replace hemp rope with steel cable mining technology. 1880
Date
1880
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP17A26_059
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,0Mo (2,9Mo) / 35,0cm x 42,9cm / 4139 x 5066 (300dpi)