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Title
Construction of the foundation for a large water reservoir, Mount Wilson
Date Created and/or Issued
1911-06-27
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Construction of the foundation for a large water reservoir, Mount Wilson. Two unidentified construction workers stand in the formwork for the reservoir's foundation, pouring concrete from a wheelbarrow. Three other unidentified construction workers are seen standing next to the concrete mixer, in the background. A crane-like structure is also near the concrete mixer; a bucket can be seen hanging from a rope. Trees are seen in the background.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 4X5 B/W print
Identifier
COPC 888
28885
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1442
Subject
Concrete construction
Concrete construction--Formwork
Construction workers--United States
Concrete mixers
Wheelbarrows
Shovels
Buckets
Hoisting machinery
Trees
Reservoirs
Construction equipment
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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