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The Dam, 1912. Artist: Charles RobinsonThe Dam, 1912. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]
The Dam, Lake Vyrnmy, c1900. Artist: Valentine & SonsThe Dam, Lake Vyrnmy, c1900. Lake Vyrnwy is a reservoir in Powys, Wales. Its stone-built dam, built in the 1880s, was the first of its kind in the world. From Sights and Scenes in England and Wales
Pirahy Diversion (Dam from up stream) of the Rio Light and Power Works, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]
A Flood Breaking Into A Valley, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciA Flood Breaking Into A Valley, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
The Boulder Dam, USA, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]
H. M. The King learns details of the R. A. F. raid on the Ruhr dams on May 17, 1943, 1943-44H.M. The King learns details of the R.A.F. raid on the Ruhr dams on May 17, 1943, 1943-44. George VI (1895-1952) learning details of the raid on the Ruhr dams, which was part of Operation Chastise
US Locks and Dam on the Savannah River, 1943.The New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam is a dam with an inactive lock at the site of New Savannah, Georgia on the Savannah River
Berberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeishBerberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. The island and its ruins were regularly flooded after the construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902
The Delta Barrage, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Completed in 1862, the Delta Barrage was a dam which was intended to improve irrigation in the Nile Delta area of Egypt
Grand Coulee, Washington, USA, 1856. Artist: Gustav SohonGrand Coulee, Wahington, USA, 1856. A view of the Grand Coulee that extends from the head of present-day Grand Coulee Dam over fifty miles southwest to Ephrata, Washington
Ruswarp Dam, Whitby, North Yorkshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders LtdRuswarp Dam, Whitby, North Yorkshire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926
The Aswan dam as seen from the Philae temple, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodThe Aswan dam as seen from the Philae temple, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted
Excavating and washing of sands at the bottom of a river, California, 19th century. A print from le Tour du Monde
Site of the Burrinjuck Dam, New South Wales, Australia, 1928. The dam, on the Murrumbidgee River, was begun in 1907 but not not completed until 1928 due to World War I
A artist from Linz painting the Limberg Dam, Austria, c1947-1951. The dam, part of a large hydroelectricity project, was built with the assistance of the Marshall plan
Umberto Bratti, a Donzere-Mondragon canal and power worker, 1952. The Donzere-Mondragon dam on the River Rhone in France was built in 1952. It provides hydroelectric power
The Disaster at Bouzey, 1895. Artist: F MeaulleThe Disaster at Bouzey, 1895. The concrete dam of Bouzey (France) failed in the year 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th May 1895
Aswan Dam, Egypt, 20th century. In the late 19th century, the growth of population and agricultural production in the lower Nile Valley led to the decision to build a dam across the river at Aswan
Plantation and Filter station on East bank of Thirlmere. Cumberland, 20th century. Artist: CM DixonPlantation and Filter station on East bank of Thirlmere, Cumberland, 20th century. Thirlmere is a reservoir in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria
Thirlmere, East Bank Looking North, Cumberland, 20th century. Artist: CM DixonThirlmere, East Bank Looking North, Cumberland, 20th century. Thirlmere is a reservoir in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria and the English Lake District with a filter station
Reservoir near Ain Draham, Tunisia
Benjamin Baker (1840-1907), British civil engineer, c1896Sir Benjamin Baker (1840-1907), British civil engineer, c1896. His best-known projects include the Forth Railway Bridge and the first Aswan Dam across the Nile in Egypt
