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Title
Construction of concrete foundation floor for water reservoir, Mount Wilson
Date Created and/or Issued
1911-06-29
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Construction of concrete foundation floor for water reservoir, Mount Wilson. Four unidentified construction workers are working within the reservoir construction site; one weilds a wheelbarrow while another uses a smoothing tool. The poured concrete is seen on the left-hand side; teh wire mesh, uncovered by concrete, is seen at the right. Some of the construction workers are wearing coveralls; they are all wearing hats. An unidentified woman and young girl stand at the perimeter of the construction area. Trees are 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 890
28887
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1444
Subject
Concrete construction
Concrete construction--Formwork
Concrete
Construction workers--United States
Wheelbarrows
Wire
Coveralls
Hats
Construction equipment
Women--California--Mount Wilson--Photographs
Girls--United States
Trees
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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