1963 Press Photo Dedication ceremonies of Old River navigation lock- Simmesport

Standing at lock control panel which operates the new $15 million Old River navigation lock near Simmesport, are three officials who took part in dedication ceremonies Friday. From left are Colonel E.B. Jennings, district engineer, U.S. Corps of Engineers, New Orleans; Claude Kirkpatrick, Louisiana director of public works, and Colonel P.J. Galanti, secretary, Mississippi River Commission, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Photo is dated 1963.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.