Giant steam-shovel excavating the Colorado Aqueduct for the Metropolitan Water District on April 10, 1934

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Title	Giant steam-shovel excavating the Colorado Aqueduct for the Metropolitan Water District on April 10, 1934
Description	Photograph of a giant steam-shovel excavating the Colorado Aqueduct for the Metropolitan Water District, April 10, 1934. The base of the shovel is at right and a man can be sitting near a metal control room. A long metal arm extends from the base past the edge of the image at center. The bucket of the shovel is filled with dirt and can be seen at left over a deep trench. In the background, a tall range of mountains is visible.
Subject	Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Subject (adlf)	canals
Subject (file heading)	Engineering -- Aqueducts #3 -- Construction scenes
Subject (lcsh)	Water-supply Aqueducts Steam-shovels Building
Geographic subject (county)	Riverside
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1934-04-10
Photographer	Metropolitan Water District
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1934-04-10
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 10 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Accession number	33375
Call number	CHS-33375
Identifying number	unidentified no: MWD 6-S20-12
Microfiche number	84-1-1220
Legacy record ID	chs-m2898; USC-2-1-1-2970
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-33375
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Archival file	chs_Volume38/CHS-33375.tiff

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