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    Retired lock operator recalls rich history of navigation at Hales Bar [Image 7 of 8]

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    An outdoor interview or documentary filming session is taking place on what appears to be an industrial dock or waterfront area. An elderly man wearing a tan jacket and baseball cap is seated on a folding chair, while a bald man in a red shirt crouches behind a camera mounted on a tripod. The setting appears to be a river or waterway with industrial structures visible in the background.

    JASPER, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES

    12.19.2013

    Photo by Fred Tucker 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

    Earl Keeler, 91, (left) retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lock operator, sits for a videotaped interview, Dec. 19, 2013, on the landside of the now closed Hales Bar Lock he operated from 1960 to 1967. Keeler’s visit to the now closed 100-year-old lock was arranged by the just recently retired Nickajack Lock lockmaster, Butch Witcher, who Keeler helped train at Nickajack Lock in 1980. (USACE photo by Fred Tucker)

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    Date Taken: 12.19.2013
    Date Posted: 01.13.2014 18:15
    Photo ID: 1149926
    VIRIN: 131219-A-HL948-002
    Resolution: 1316x900
    Size: 855.59 KB
    Location: JASPER, TENNESSEE, US

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