Photograph
Construction of Merriman Dam
Men work with an International TracTracTor (crawler tractor) in construction of the Merriman Dam. The tractor was owned by S.A. Healy Co., White Plains, New York. Original caption reads: "IHC tractor with Superior Swing Crane (Trackson pipe-laying crane), swinging air-driven earth tamping hammer. Tamping earth fill next to concrete core on construction of Merriman Dam, in Catskill Mountains." |
Image ID: | 59418 |
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Creation Date: | 10 04 1946 |
Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
City: | Ellensville |
County: | |
State: | New York |
Collection Name: | International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 7Z, Album 485 Page 184 |
Original Dimensions: | 9.25 x 7.5 inches |
Original caption further states: "The dam is being constructed by the New York (city) Board of Water Supply, and when completed will have a storage capacity of 51 billion gallons. A tunnel, 13-1/2 feet in diameter connects the reservoir with New York City, 85 miles to the south." |
Construction workers |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
Dams |
Tractors |
Hammers |
Construction equipment |
Landscape |
Cranes, derricks, etc. |
Work clothes |
Hats |
Hills |
Trees |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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