Laying concrete for the dam's sluice. [Beloomut]

Workers and supervisors posing for photograph amid preparations for pouring cement for sluice dam foundation across the Oka River near Beloomut. This image exemplifies a critical part of the Moscow Canal project which was designed to connect the Moscow River with the Oka River. This project was aimed to better facilitate water transport routes between key industrial regions. This image expertly frames industrialization in the broader context of Russia's economic strategies aimed at modernization and global economics.