Berm Collection

Golden Bermed Corner
Sandi Bertoncelj

Flowery berm, Netherlands

Navy SEALs hold an inflatable boat over their heads as the instructor shouts commands
In this silhouette, a Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) training first phase instructor barks commands over his megaphone to the standing boat crew to hold the Inflatable Boat Small (IBS)

RHODE ISLAND: CANAL. Bermed side of the Blackstone Canal near Providence, Rhode Island. Photograph by Jack Boucher, c1971

A Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL student walks across a balance beam
A Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) Training student works to maintain balance while walking across the balance beam portion of the obstacle located at the Naval Amphibious Base Silver Strand

1797-1858 1833 1836 23. 2 36 Ando Hiroshige Ishiyakushi
Ishiyakushi, Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858, artist, [between 1833 and 1836], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 23.2 x 36 cm. Print shows three travelers (one on horseback)

PANAMA CANAL, c1910. View from the top of Berm Crane, looking south, at Pedro Miguel Locks on the Panama Canal. Photopostcard, c1910

River narrowing deflectors to increase stream velocity, Mill Stream, Dorchester, Dorset, England, August

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Discover the beauty and functionality of berms in various contexts. From the Golden Bermed Corner of a Flowery Dutch landscape, to Navy SEALs balancing on inflatable boats over their heads, berms have played crucial roles. In the past, they were essential for navigation along the Blackstone Canal in Rhode Island, USA, and even helped construct the historic Panama Canal. Ando Hiroshige's 1833 print, "Ishiyakushi," showcases a berm used in Japan's Edo period. Modern engineering marvels like the Berm Crane at the Panama Canal continue to utilize berms, while mill streams in Dorset, England, employ river narrowing deflectors as berms to increase stream velocity.