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Monthly Progress Photo, Crane Hercules Raising Freeboard, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Crane Hercules Raising Freeboard, Yard Labor

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Crane Hercules Raising Freeboard

Crane Hercules Raising Freeboard

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Elevated Gingerbread House.  Gingerbread House has been elevated on masonry (chocolate) blocks to create a freeboard between lowest level of furnished floor and anticipated flood levels.  Houses elevated on piers are most appropriate for riverine flood-prone structures. Since solid staircases that block flow under a building is a violation of NFIP free-of-obstruction requirements, the Gingerbread house has an open stair design of flood resistant (red licorice) material.  The gingerbread house was designed by Sharon Loper for the FEMA Region 10 Annual Baking Contest and received the "Most Creative Award."  Photo: Jeffrey Markham, FEMA Region X

Elevated Gingerbread House. Gingerbread House has been elevated on ma...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Navy Officials cut the ribbon on the Navy's latest painting devices, an improved paint float that allow Sailors to paint the freeboard, waterline and boot top safely, during a Ceremony held at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Nov. 8, 2006. Pictured left-to-right: Keith Nesmith of Naval Station Pearl Harbor Port Operations; Louis DiStefano, Naval Sea Systems Command Engineering; and CAPT. Taylor Skardon, Naval Station Pearl Harbor Commanding Officer. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass CHIEF Communication SPECIALIST David Rush) (Released)

U.S. Navy Officials cut the ribbon on the Navy's latest painting devic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCC David Rush, USN Release Status... More

Levees are man–made structures, usually earthen embankments

Levees are man–made structures, usually earthen embankments

Levees are man–made structures, usually earthen embankments or concrete floodwalls, designed and constructed to engineering standards to contain, control, or divert the flow of water to provide reasonable tempo... More