Watershed 1953. Caisson construction for the disaster area in Rotterdam. The joint firms, Christian & Nielsen, Bato, Blankenvoor and Van Hattum, build 73 caissons for the emergency area, high 6 meters, wide 11 meters and long 8 meters, weight 180 tons. On the site at Merwehaven in Rotterdam, the companies are working at full speed. In the foreground 3 caissons, with the floors already poured. In the background some caissons, which are almost ready., May 31, 1953, caissons, shipyards, flood, The Netherlands, 20th century press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography 1945-1990, visual stories, human history of the Twentieth Century, capturing moments in time
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Watershed 1953, Caisson construction, disaster area, Rotterdam, joint firms, Christian &, Nielsen, Bato, Blankenvoor, Van Hattum, build 73 caissons, emergency area, high 6 meters, wide 11 meters, long 8 meters, weight 180 tons, site, Merwehaven, Rotterdam, companies, working, full speed, foreground 3 caissons, floors, poured, background, caissons, almost ready, 31, 1953, caissons, shipyards, flood, Netherlands, 20th century, press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography, 1945-1990, visual stories, human history, Twentieth Century, moments in time
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