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Metadata
Title |
Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], late 19th century |
Object Name |
Album, Photograph |
Description |
Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows the Crystal Springs Dam construction in progress. A wooden framework for the dam appears at center with a shallow pool visible at its base. A wooden trestle appears in the distance at upper right, which leads to a building on a hill. The number "54" appears left of center in the bottom of the image. |
Date |
late 19th century |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Processing Method |
Black and White |
Catalog Number |
1990.040.030 |
Dimension Details |
11" x 16" x 3" - dimensions of album; photographs various sizes |
Collection |
Archival Collection |
Place |
Unincorporated San Mateo County |
Provenance |
Album has ink stamp from the Risdon Iron Works at the corner of Beale and Howard Streets in San Francisco. Album later owned by Edwin A. and Catherine Ruhl of San Mateo who donated the album to the Burlingame Public Library. |
Notes |
"Crystal Springs Dam is a gravity dam constructed across the San Mateo Creek, impounding water to form the Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County, California. It was among the first concrete gravity dams built in the western United States." It was completed in 1888. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Springs_Dam 05/07/2018] |
Search Terms |
Construction Crystal Spring Dam Dams Railways Risdon Iron Works Santa Cruz Spring Valley Water Works |
Subjects |
Dam construction Iron & steel workers Iron construction Iron industry Landscape photographs Pipes Water use |
Credit line |
Courtesy of the Burlingame Public Library |