Image / [Calaveras River levee construction, 4 views]

View source image on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: [Calaveras River levee construction, 4 views]
Date Created and/or Issued: [1893]
Contributing Institution: California State Library
Collection: California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: PHOTO: RIVERS: CALAVERAS RIVER
Four views of levee construction along the Calaveras River near Linden using Byron Beckwith's teams and drivers. Shows horse-drawn construction machinery. [Linden; 1893]. Acc # 1993-0590 through 1993-0593.
View 1 (1993-0590). Byron Beckwith's teams and drivers -- viw 2 (1993-0591). Bank of river draped in cloth -- view 3 (1993-0592). Shows dam or levee on river -- view 4 (1993-0593). Shows Beckwith's teams atop mound.
Type: image
Format: Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent: 4 photoprints ; 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. or smaller
Identifier: (C)001378362CSL01-Aleph
(DRA)VVV-1602
MARION/ACY-0213/HARDING
Language: English
Subject: Beckwith, Byron
Levees--California--Calaveras River
Construction workers--California
Horse teams--California--Linden
Scrapers (Earthmoving machinery)
Construction equipment--California--Linden
Irrigation
Calaveras River (Calif.)--Photographs
San Joaquin County (Calif.)--Photographs
Photographic prints
Place: California
Calaveras River
Linden
Calaveras River (Calif.)
San Joaquin County (Calif.)

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.