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Background imageDam Collection: USS Maine, 1911

USS Maine, 1911. The USS Maine, a pre-dreadnought battleship, exploded and sank in Havana harbour, Cuba, on 15 February 1898, with the loss of 274 of her crew

Background imageDam Collection: Nanticoke Dam, 1874. Creator: John Filmer

Nanticoke Dam, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Nanticoke Dam, 1874. The Susquehanna River at Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, USA....Nanticoke, where the river expands considerably, becoming very shallow

Background imageDam Collection: Soon-to-be-finished portion of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912. Creator

Soon-to-be-finished portion of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Soon-to-be-finished portion of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912.

Background imageDam Collection: Railroad dam at the Lizhma Station, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Railroad dam at the Lizhma Station, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Railroad dam at the Lizhma Station, 1915.

Background imageDam Collection: Dam's slender abutment and part of the finished sill, Beloomut, 1912

Dam's slender abutment and part of the finished sill, Beloomut, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Dam's slender abutment and part of the finished sill, Beloomut, 1912. A uniformed man standing near a dam abutment, more men posed in background.

Background imageDam Collection: Winter landscape with pale red dam buildings, 1677. Creator: T Filoque

Winter landscape with pale red dam buildings, 1677. Creator: T Filoque
Winter landscape with pale red dam buildings, 1677

Background imageDam Collection: Italian Offensive of the Isonzo; boats are launched into the current slowed down by a dam, 1917

Italian Offensive of the Isonzo; boats are launched into the current slowed down by a dam, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Italian Offensive of the Isonzo; boats are launched into the current slowed down by a dam, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageDam Collection: The Water Reservoirs, the so-called Bends, in Belgrad Forest, 1744-1763

The Water Reservoirs, the so-called Bends, in Belgrad Forest, 1744-1763. Creator: Johann Christian Vollerdt
The Water Reservoirs, the so-called Bends, in Belgrad Forest, 1744-1763

Background imageDam Collection: The Dam in Amsterdam with the new Town Hall under Construction, 1652-1689

The Dam in Amsterdam with the new Town Hall under Construction, 1652-1689. Creator: Jacob van der Ulft (attributed to)
The Dam in Amsterdam with the new Town Hall under Construction, 1652-1689

Background imageDam Collection: Dyke breach in Brakel, January 4, 1861, (1861). Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch

Dyke breach in Brakel, January 4, 1861, (1861). Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch
Dyke breach in Brakel, January 4, 1861, (1861). People stranded on rooftops in a flooded village, as others are swept away

Background imageDam Collection: Gatun Lake spillway, Panama Canal, c.between 1910 and 1914. Creator: Unknown

Gatun Lake spillway, Panama Canal, c.between 1910 and 1914. Creator: Unknown
Gatun Lake spillway, Panama Canal, c.between 1910 and 1914

Background imageDam Collection: Keene Valley, old mill on the Ausable, Adirondack Mts. N.Y. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

Keene Valley, old mill on the Ausable, Adirondack Mts. N.Y. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Keene Valley, old mill on the Ausable, Adirondack Mts. N.Y. between 1900 and 1905

Background imageDam Collection: Falls and Arch bridge, Bellows Falls, Vt. between 1905 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Falls and Arch bridge, Bellows Falls, Vt. between 1905 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Falls and Arch bridge, Bellows Falls, Vt. between 1905 and 1910

Background imageDam Collection: Westminster High Bridge, Bellows Falls, Vt. c1907. Creator: Unknown

Westminster High Bridge, Bellows Falls, Vt. c1907. Creator: Unknown
Westminster High Bridge, Bellows Falls, Vt. c1907

Background imageDam Collection: Oswego, dam at Oswego, N.Y. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown

Oswego, dam at Oswego, N.Y. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Oswego, dam at Oswego, N.Y. between 1900 and 1906

Background imageDam Collection: Huron River dam, Ann Arbor, Mich. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Huron River dam, Ann Arbor, Mich. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Huron River dam, Ann Arbor, Mich. between 1910 and 1920

Background imageDam Collection: Dam on the Pine River, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Dam on the Pine River, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Dam on the Pine River, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910

Background imageDam Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912

Background imageDam Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowcock [sic] Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel... 1912

Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowcock [sic] Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowrock Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel Which Carries Boise River During Construction, 1912

Background imageDam Collection: Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912

Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Dam named after President Theodore Roosevelt, serving mainly for irrigation, water supply

Background imageDam Collection: 'Barrage d'Assouan; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

'Barrage d'Assouan; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Barrage d'Assouan; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageDam Collection: 'Les Oueds. Un barrage; Afrique du nord, 1914. Creator: Jules Gervais-Courtellemont

'Les Oueds. Un barrage; Afrique du nord, 1914. Creator: Jules Gervais-Courtellemont
'Les Oueds. Un barrage; Afrique du nord, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageDam Collection: Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Dam, One Mile Long...Idaho

Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Dam, One Mile Long...Idaho, 1912 Creator: Harris & Ewing
Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Dam, One Mile Long. Power Plant in Distance, Minidoka, Idaho, 1912

Background imageDam Collection: December. Creator: Jan van de Velde II

December. Creator: Jan van de Velde II
December

Background imageDam Collection: May. Creator: Jan van de Velde II

May. Creator: Jan van de Velde II
May

Background imageDam Collection: An Old Dam Near Montrose, 1891. Creator: James David Smillie

An Old Dam Near Montrose, 1891. Creator: James David Smillie
An Old Dam Near Montrose, 1891

Background imageDam Collection: An Old Dam Near Montrose, 1891. Creator: James David Smillie

An Old Dam Near Montrose, 1891. Creator: James David Smillie
An Old Dam Near Montrose, 1891

Background imageDam Collection: Moonlight in Overschie (near Rotterdam), 1855. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind

Moonlight in Overschie (near Rotterdam), 1855. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind
Moonlight in Overschie (near Rotterdam), 1855

Background imageDam Collection: 'The Barrage of the Nile', 1854. Creator: Unknown. 'The Barrage of the Nile', 1854

"The Barrage of the Nile", 1854. Creator: Unknown. "The Barrage of the Nile", 1854
"The Barrage of the Nile", 1854. Dam across the River Nile in Egypt. A large passage is kept close to the Eastern shore, for the steamers

Background imageDam Collection: Laguna Dam, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Laguna Dam, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Laguna Dam. The All American Canal, when completed, will extend desert land to cultivation by irrigation in the southwestern United States

Background imageDam Collection: Ochiai Bridge, Mino Province (Mino Ochiai bashi) from the series 'One Hundred Famous... 1861

Ochiai Bridge, Mino Province (Mino Ochiai bashi) from the series "One Hundred Famous... 1861
Ochiai Bridge, Mino Province (Mino Ochiai bashi) from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)", 1861

Background imageDam Collection: The Dam on the Otonashi River at Oji, Commonly Called 'The Great Waterfall' (Oji Otonashig... 1857)

The Dam on the Otonashi River at Oji, Commonly Called "The Great Waterfall" (Oji Otonashig... 1857)
The Dam on the Otonashi River at Oji, Commonly Called "The Great Waterfall" (Oji Otonashigawa entai, sezoku Otaki to tonau)

Background imageDam Collection: Widtsoe land use adjustment project, Garfield County, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Widtsoe land use adjustment project, Garfield County, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Widtsoe land use adjustment project. Garfield County, Utah. Excavating new spillway of Tropic Dam

Background imageDam Collection: Widtsoe land use adjustment project, Garfield County, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Widtsoe land use adjustment project, Garfield County, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Widtsoe land use adjustment project. Garfield County, Utah. Loading boulder on stone boat, while excavating new spillway of Tropic Dam

Saint Paul dam in Deviatiny [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Saint Paul dam in Deviatiny [Russian Empire], 1909. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944) was a pioneer in colour photography which he used to document early

Background imageDam Collection: Village of Deviatiny and the Saint Boris dam [Russian Empire], 1909

Village of Deviatiny and the Saint Boris dam [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Village of Deviatiny and the Saint Boris dam [Russian Empire], 1909. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Background imageDam Collection: The Inundation in the Fens: the syphon dam of the middle-level drain, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Inundation in the Fens: the syphon dam of the middle-level drain, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Inundation in the Fens: the syphon dam of the middle-level drain, 1862. The employment of the syphon is quite a novel feature in the history of drainage. Should the experiment now devised by Mr

Background imageDam Collection: A night scene on the Nile near the mouth of the Cairo canal, during the festival of Gebr... 1862

A night scene on the Nile near the mouth of the Cairo canal, during the festival of Gebr... 1862. Creator: Unknown
A night scene on the Nile near the mouth of the Cairo canal, during the festival of Gebr-el-Haleeg, or breaking the canal, 1862

Extracting a spoke from the dam (Poare system) [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Extracting a spoke from the dam (Poare system) [Russian Empire], 1909. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Background imageDam Collection: The Flood in the Fens: making the cofferdam, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Flood in the Fens: making the cofferdam, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Flood in the Fens: making the cofferdam, 1862. The hopes, mingled largely with fears, of the Marshland farmers are centred upon the gigantic cofferdam which Mr

Background imageDam Collection: The Great Flood in the Fens: attempt to form a dam in the middle-level drain, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Great Flood in the Fens: attempt to form a dam in the middle-level drain, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Great Flood in the Fens: attempt to form a dam in the middle-level drain, 1862. The destruction of the sluice connected with the Middle-Level outfall...has been attended with the most serious

Background imageDam Collection: Crane operator at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Crane operator at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Crane operator at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee

Background imageDam Collection: Construction of Douglas Dam, TVA, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Construction of Douglas Dam, TVA, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Construction of Douglas Dam, TVA

Background imageDam Collection: Eight generator units in the generator room of a new... Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942

Eight generator units in the generator room of a new... Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942
Eight generator units in the generator room of a new addition to TVAs hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala

Background imageDam Collection: Generator works at the winding of a generator stator... Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942

Generator works at the winding of a generator stator... Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942
Generator works at the winding of a generator stator in a new addition to TVAs hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala

Background imageDam Collection: Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant, 1942

Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant

Background imageDam Collection: Generator hall of the powerhouse, Chickamauga Dam, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Generator hall of the powerhouse, Chickamauga Dam, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Generator hall of the powerhouse, Chickamauga Dam, Tenn. The dam, located near Chattanooga, 471 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, has an authorized power installation of 81, 000 kw

Background imageDam Collection: Checking the alignment of a turbine shaft at the top of the guide... Watts Bar Dam, Tenn. 1942

Checking the alignment of a turbine shaft at the top of the guide... Watts Bar Dam, Tenn. 1942
Checking the alignment of a turbine shaft at the top of the guide bearing in TVAs hydroelectric plant, Watts Bar Dam, Tenn



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