Photo Record
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Metadata
Title |
Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Building of the Crystal Springs Dam, c. 1887-1888. The photo, taken from the lake side of the dam, shows concrete forms with scaffolding roughly 50 feet high, with scaffolding extending about another 50 feet above, across most of the span of the dam. A group of 14 well-dressed men and women (and therefore not construction workers) is posing in the lower foreground by the lake existing prior to the construction of the concrete dam. Some construction workers are visible on the dam and scaffolding. None of the people are identified. |
Date |
c. 1887-1888 |
Photographer |
Van Court, James |
Studio |
James Van Court, Redwood City |
Catalog Number |
0000.217.012.1 |
Collection |
Archival - Photographs |
Place |
Unincorporated San Mateo County |
People |
Van Court, James |
Search Terms |
Crystal Springs Dam Crystal Springs Lake Van Court, James |
Subjects |
Construction Dam construction Dams Scaffolding |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mrs. C.S. Dimmit |