Canal construction views and details, 1968-1969
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: 2017-008-0061 to 2017-008-0082
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection includes 82, 8 x 10 inch, captioned construction view photographic prints of the canals portion of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project in San Juan County, New Mexico. This extensive series includes broad landscape and site views where irrigation canal work is underway, showing the path of the canal in the landscape, with embankments, massive concrete pipes, and siphon outlets and inlets.
In addition, most views include men at work in construction contexts. Represented are earthmoving and heavy equipment, working with concrete by assembling forms and placing concrete, and metal workers bending and welding the reinforcing steel and steel irrigation pipe liners. In a few instances there are close up or sequential views of aspects of the construction.
The captions consistently include photograph or project number, descriptive text, construction specifications, contractor, photograph date and photographer’s name. The photographs are ordered chronologically and by photograph number. The information "Canals -- Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, New Mexico" and "Specs No. DC-6460, Universal Constructors, Inc. Contractor" appears on almost all of the prints. The photographs are by Bureau of Reclamation photographers, whose names are recorded.
In addition, most views include men at work in construction contexts. Represented are earthmoving and heavy equipment, working with concrete by assembling forms and placing concrete, and metal workers bending and welding the reinforcing steel and steel irrigation pipe liners. In a few instances there are close up or sequential views of aspects of the construction.
The captions consistently include photograph or project number, descriptive text, construction specifications, contractor, photograph date and photographer’s name. The photographs are ordered chronologically and by photograph number. The information "Canals -- Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, New Mexico" and "Specs No. DC-6460, Universal Constructors, Inc. Contractor" appears on almost all of the prints. The photographs are by Bureau of Reclamation photographers, whose names are recorded.
Dates
- 1968-1969
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 82 items (1 box) : 1 color photograph, 1 black and white photograph, and 80 black & white photographic reproductions
General
Steelbending, earthen dikes, coal-tar enamel daubing, earthmoving equipment, embankments, installing Symons forms panels, siphon outlet transitions, concrete paving equipment, exposed aggregate, repair of damaged concrete, erosion, backfill, overflow spillways, cattleguards
Companies involved are Universal Constructors, Inc. and Equipco Constructors, Inc. Subcontractor.
Photographers represented are T.R. Broderick and J.T. Wynhoff of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Companies involved are Universal Constructors, Inc. and Equipco Constructors, Inc. Subcontractor.
Photographers represented are T.R. Broderick and J.T. Wynhoff of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451