Canals - Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, New Mexico Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-2017-008
Scope and Content
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
- 1967-1969
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Project History
The Canals portion of Navajo Indian Irrigation Project in San Juan County is located in northwest New Mexico. It is a part a larger Bureau of Reclamation water use project (the Navajo Unit of the Colorado River Storage project) and intended for Navajo use on lands on and next to the Navajo Reservation. The Bureau of Reclamation designed and constructed the project, while the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Navajo Nation were responsible to develop the farm units. Following completion of the Navajo Reservoir and Dam on the San Juan River, the 46.3-mile Main Canal and 14.5-mile Gravity Main Canal was constructed between 1964-1977.
Extent
82 items (1 box) : 1 color photograph, 1 black and white photograph, and 80 black & white photographic reproductions
Abstract
The collection includes 82 captioned construction view photographic prints of the canals portion of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project in San Juan County, New Mexico.
Select Images Available Online
A sampling of the photographs and reproductions is available in digital format from New Mexico Digital Collections.
General
NOTE: Descriptions drawn from photo caption keywords.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Canals - Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, New Mexico Photograph Collection, 1967-1969
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Cindy Abel Morris
- Date
- © 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu