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Description
Plates in: [Photograph album of the creation of West Sacramento, ca. 1910]. Page [25-32]. View 1 (2010-1628). Three men, field, partially plowed furrows. McCurry no. 6043 -- view 2 (2010-1629). Four steam traction engines lined up in plowed field. McCurry no. 6000 -- view 3 (2010-1630). Partially plowed ffield. McCurry no. 6045 -- view 4 (2010-1631). Shows plowed field, traction engine and seven gang plow. McCurry no. 6037 -- view 5 (2010-1632). Field from different view. McCurry no. 6007 -- view 6 (2010-1633). Holt caterpillar tractors pulling plows. McCurry no. 5078 -- view 7 (2010-1634). Caterpillar tractors pulling plows. McCurry no. 5075 -- view 8 (2010-1635). Caterpillar pulling plow. McCurry no. 5074. West Sacramento Company incorporated in 1910 for purpose of developing land west of Sacramento River. Between 1910 and 1913 completed reclamation project that included construction of levees, irrigation system, roads. In 1911 organized area as Reclamation District 900.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
8 photographic prints ; 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. and 7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.
Identifier
(C)001437841CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
West Sacramento Company--Photographs Real estate development--California--West Sacramento Tractors--California--West Sacramento Plowing--California--West Sacramento Plows--California--West Sacramento West Sacramento (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Photograph albums
Place
California West Sacramento West Sacramento (Calif.)
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