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Irrigation Collection

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Les bêcheurs (The diggers), 1855-1856. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Les bêcheurs (The diggers), 1855-1856. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Les becheurs (The diggers), 1855-1856

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Lifting water water from the Nile using a shadouf, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Creator

Lifting water water from the Nile using a shadouf, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Creator
Raising water from the Nile, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Fellaheen lifting water from the River Nile for irrigation using a shadouf. Wasser [?] Fellaheen bei Nagh-Aamadi

Background imageIrrigation Collection: A Ditch, c.1850. Creator: Lorenz Frolich

A Ditch, c.1850. Creator: Lorenz Frolich
A Ditch, c.1850

Background imageIrrigation Collection: View of the Coffee Plantation Marienbosch in Surinam, 1829-1876. Creator: Willem de Klerk

View of the Coffee Plantation Marienbosch in Surinam, 1829-1876. Creator: Willem de Klerk
View of the Coffee Plantation Marienbosch in Surinam, 1829-1876. Other Title(s): View of the Meerzorg Coffee Plantation on the Taparoepi Canal in Surinam?

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Man in irrigated orchard, probably Pontiac, Ill. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Man in irrigated orchard, probably Pontiac, Ill. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Man in irrigated orchard, probably Pontiac, Ill. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To... 1912

Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To... 1912
Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To Reservoir, 1912

Background imageIrrigation 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 imageIrrigation Collection: L'elevation des eaux du Nil pour l'irrigation; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914

L'elevation des eaux du Nil pour l'irrigation; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Jules Gervais-Courtellemont
L'elevation des eaux du Nil pour l'irrigation; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Desert On Year After Irrigation By Gov

Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Desert On Year After Irrigation By Government, 1912. The Minidoka Project was a series of public works implemented in order to control the flow of

Background imageIrrigation Collection: L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissement... c.1881

L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissement... c.1881
L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'ecole de la rue Chateau-Landon, 10eme arrondissement de Paris, c.1881. Horticulture

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Field worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields, Near Indio, Coachella Valley, California, 1937

Field worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields, Near Indio, Coachella Valley, California, 1937
Field worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields. The field produces eleven cuttings of alfalfa a year, yields nine to ten tons to the acre; sold for twenty-two dollars per ton in 1936

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field, nine miles from Calipatria, CA, 1937

Refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field, nine miles from Calipatria, CA, 1937
Forty families of drought and depression refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field. A freeze which destroyed the pea crop threw practically every family in this camp on emergency

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation ditch alongside the road, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigation ditch alongside the road, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation ditch alongside the road. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Main street of town showing irrigation ditch, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Main street of town showing irrigation ditch, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street of town. Shows irrigation ditch. Escalante, Utah

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field, Imperial Valley, California, 1937

Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation ditch along the road, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigation ditch along the road, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation ditch along the road. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageIrrigation 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 imageIrrigation Collection: Date palms, Coachella Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Date palms, Coachella Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Date palms. Coachella Valley, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Aftermath of irrigation boom, Nyland, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Aftermath of irrigation boom, Nyland, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Aftermath of irrigation boom and subsequent collapse of cotton in California, 1921. Nyland, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigated fields of Acala cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigated fields of Acala cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigated fields of Acala cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigated field of cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigated field of cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigated field of cotton seventy miles from Phoenix, Arizona

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Pumping plant for irrigation powered by a natural gas engine, Tulare County, California, 1938

Pumping plant for irrigation powered by a natural gas engine, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
This pumping plant for irrigation is powered by a natural gas engine which operates at about half the cost of electricity. Tulare County, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Mail boxes and irrigation gates, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mail boxes and irrigation gates, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mail boxes and irrigation gates. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Aftermath of irrigation boom and subsequent collapse of cotton, Nyland, California, 1937

Aftermath of irrigation boom and subsequent collapse of cotton, Nyland, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Aftermath of irrigation boom and subsequent collapse of cotton in California, 1921. Nyland, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation pump on edge of field, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigation pump on edge of field, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation pump on edge of field. Electric power typical of San Joaquin Valley farming. Tulare County, California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation pump on edge of field, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigation pump on edge of field, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation pump on edge of field. Electric power typical of San Joaquin Valley farming. California

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, from the series 'One Hundred Poems Explained... c. 1835/36

Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained... c. 1835/36. Creator: Hokusai
Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)", Japan, c. 1835/36

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Two Men Digging, 1855-56

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Two Men Digging, 1855-56

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Two Men Digging, 1855-56

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Peasant Digging, 1863. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Peasant Digging, 1863. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Peasant Digging, 1863

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Two Men Digging, 1855-56

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Two Men Digging, 1855–56. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Two Men Digging, 1855-56

Background imageIrrigation Collection: The Man Leaning on His Spade, c. 1847. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

The Man Leaning on His Spade, c. 1847. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
The Man Leaning on His Spade, c. 1847

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Peasant Digging, 1863. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Peasant Digging, 1863. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Peasant Digging, 1863

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation wheel at U.S. Telegraph Station, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Hunt, Phinney S

Irrigation wheel at U.S. Telegraph Station, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Hunt, Phinney S
Irrigation wheel at U.S. Telegraph Station, between c1900 and c1930

Background imageIrrigation Collection: By the canal-Maricopa, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

By the canal-Maricopa, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
By the canal-Maricopa, c1907. Photograph shows a Maricopa woman sitting on the bank of a canal, holding a clay pot

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation canal (aryk) in the Murgab Estate, between 1905 and 1915

Irrigation canal (aryk) in the Murgab Estate, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Irrigation canal (aryk) in the Murgab Estate, [Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Amir Khalid [right] and Amir Faisal, sons of King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, 1943. Creator: John Rous

Amir Khalid [right] and Amir Faisal, sons of King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, 1943. Creator: John Rous
Amir Khalid [right] and Amir Faisal, sons of King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia. Their Royal Highnesses recently concluded an extensive visit in the United States as guests of the government

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Cherry orchards and irrigation ditch, Emmett, Idaho, 1941. Creator: Russell Lee

Cherry orchards and irrigation ditch, Emmett, Idaho, 1941. Creator: Russell Lee
Cherry orchards and irrigation ditch, Emmett, Idaho

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Cherry orchards, farm lands and irrigation ditch at Emmett, Idaho, 1941. Creator: Russell Lee

Cherry orchards, farm lands and irrigation ditch at Emmett, Idaho, 1941. Creator: Russell Lee
Cherry orchards, farm lands and irrigation ditch at Emmett, Idaho

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Day laborers picking string beans among the poles... Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton, N.J. 1942

Day laborers picking string beans among the poles... Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton, N.J. 1942. Creator: John Collier
Day laborers (from nearby towns or migrant) picking string beans among the poles for overhead irrigation, Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton, N.J

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, northeast of Elma, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, northeast of Elma, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, northeast of Elma. Hand irrigation on small rented subsistence farm. Family have been on place for one year

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Possibly: Hop yard, shows poles, wires, irrigation ditch and hop... Yakima Valley, Washington

Possibly: Hop yard, shows poles, wires, irrigation ditch and hop... Yakima Valley, Washington
[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, Yakima Valley. Hop yard, shows poles, wires, irrigation ditch and hop vine, three weeks before picking time]

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Roza Irrigation Canal, Yakima County, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Roza Irrigation Canal, Yakima County, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Yakima County, Roza Irrigation Canal. Sides concrete, lined by machine. The project, when complete in 1945, will open 72, 000 acres to cultivation in East Yakima and West Benton Counties

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Beanfield showing irrigation, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Beanfield showing irrigation, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Beanfield showing irrigation

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Possibly: Beanfield showing irrigation, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Beanfield showing irrigation, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Beanfield showing irrigation

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Possibly: Waterwheel for field irrigation... north of West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Waterwheel for field irrigation... north of West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Oregon, Marion County, north of West Stayton. Waterwheel for field irrigation in the bean country]

Background imageIrrigation Collection: On tenant purchase program, west of Toppenish, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

On tenant purchase program, west of Toppenish, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Yakima Valley, west of Toppenish. On tenant purchase program (Farm Security Administration) client E. Houston. Irrigated pasture, cows, barn on Houston farm

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Washington, Yakima Valley, near Wapato, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Washington, Yakima Valley, near Wapato, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Yakima Valley, near Wapato. Name of Borrower, Edgar Hardt. On Tenant Purchase farm. Forty acres, price six thousand fifty dollars, all stock and machinery included

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Hop yard, shows poles, wires, irrigation ditch and hop vine... Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

Hop yard, shows poles, wires, irrigation ditch and hop vine... Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Yakima Valley. Hop yard, shows poles, wires, irrigation ditch and hop vine, three weeks before picking time

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Waterwheel for field irrigation in the bean... north of West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Waterwheel for field irrigation in the bean... north of West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939
Oregon, Marion County, north of West Stayton. Waterwheel for field irrigation in the bean country

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Hand irrigation on small rented... farm, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939

Hand irrigation on small rented... farm, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, northeast of Elma. Hand irrigation on small rented subsistence farm. Family have been on place for one year

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Hand irrigation on small rented subsistence farm, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939

Hand irrigation on small rented subsistence farm, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939
Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, northeast of Elma. Hand irrigation on small rented subsistence farm. Family have been on place for one year

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Possibly: West of Toppenish, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Possibly: West of Toppenish, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, Yakima Valley, west of Toppenish. On tenant purchase program (Farm Security Administration) client E. Houston

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Sign on old bank building which now houses office of Bureau... Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Sign on old bank building which now houses office of Bureau... Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939
Sign on old bank building which now houses office of Bureau of Reclamation. Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon. [ Owyhee Irrigation District - Nyssa

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Mrs. Bartheloma hauls water from irrigation ditch, Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Mrs. Bartheloma hauls water from irrigation ditch, Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. Bartheloma hauls water from irrigation ditch. Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Mrs. Bartheloma dipping water from irrigation ditch... Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Mrs. Bartheloma dipping water from irrigation ditch... Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939
Mrs. Bartheloma dipping water from irrigation ditch for home use. Haul drinking water from town four miles over rough road. Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Water seepage from newly irrigated land on top of bench, eroding sides, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939

Water seepage from newly irrigated land on top of bench, eroding sides, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939
Water seepage from newly irrigated land on top of bench, eroding sides. A problem for the Reclamation Service, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation canal and the preachers farm, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Irrigation canal and the preachers farm, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation canal and the preachers farm. These large haystacks are characteristic of the country at this period of development. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageIrrigation Collection: School bus starts up the flat 7: 30 a.m. to collect children of new... Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

School bus starts up the flat 7: 30 a.m. to collect children of new... Malheur County, Oregon, 1939
School bus starts up the flat 7:30 a.m. to collect children of new settlers. Malheur County, Oregon. [Below the bench, showing condition of road which leads up to the new farm due to seepage of

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Below the bench, showing condition of road which... Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Below the bench, showing condition of road which... Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Below the bench, showing condition of road which leads up to the new farm due to seepage of irrigation water. Family who lives in shack have been in the country one year

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Water seepage from newly irrigated land... Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Water seepage from newly irrigated land... Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Water seepage from newly irrigated land on top of bench, eroding the sides. A problem for the Reclamation Servive. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation ditch, showing drop in canal, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Irrigation ditch, showing drop in canal, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation ditch, showing drop in canal. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Sign on old bank building now used for office of Bureau... Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Sign on old bank building now used for office of Bureau... Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sign on old bank building now used for office of Bureau of Reclamation. Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon. [ Owyhee Irrigation District - Nyssa

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Irrigation canal seven miles west of Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Irrigation canal seven miles west of Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation canal seven miles west of Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Emmett Smiths yard, back of the house, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Emmett Smiths yard, back of the house, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Emmett Smiths yard, back of the house. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Untitled (Cabin with well), 1860s. Creator: Henry S. Peck

Untitled (Cabin with well), 1860s. Creator: Henry S. Peck
Untitled (Cabin with well), 1860s. Albumen print

Background imageIrrigation Collection: The Tower, Cathedral of Torcello, 1898-1916. Creator: Cass Gilbert

The Tower, Cathedral of Torcello, 1898-1916. Creator: Cass Gilbert
The Tower, Cathedral of Torcello, 1898-1916

Background imageIrrigation Collection: View of Nuremberg from the West [left section], 1552. Creator: Hans Sebald Lautensack

View of Nuremberg from the West [left section], 1552. Creator: Hans Sebald Lautensack
View of Nuremberg from the West [left section], 1552

Background imageIrrigation Collection: The Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), from the series Thirty-six Views of Moun

The Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-32

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Two Boys Beside a Well, 1880s. Creator: Unknown

Two Boys Beside a Well, 1880s. Creator: Unknown
Two Boys Beside a Well, 1880s

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Nubian Sakkieh, or Water Wheel, ca. 1856. Creator: Attributed to Robert Murray

Nubian Sakkieh, or Water Wheel, ca. 1856. Creator: Attributed to Robert Murray
Nubian Sakkieh, or Water Wheel, ca. 1856

Background imageIrrigation Collection: On the banks of the Nile at Dendera, Egypt, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

On the banks of the Nile at Dendera, Egypt, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
On the banks of the Nile at Dendera, Egypt, 1898. Paddle steamer Hatasoo on the River Nile. On the right is a shadoof, a device for lifting water for irrigation. Am Nilufer bei Denderah

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Goulburn Weir, Wahring, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Goulburn Weir, Wahring, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Goulburn Weir, Wahring, 1901. Goulburn Weir built c1887-1891 across the Goulburn River was the first major diversion structure built for irrigation development in Australia

Background imageIrrigation Collection: The Weir and Fluming, Kirks Reservoir, 1901. Creator: Unknown

The Weir and Fluming, Kirks Reservoir, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Weir and Fluming, Kirks Reservoir, 1901. Kirks Reservoir, built c1860-1862 on the Yarrowee River near Ballarat, Victoria. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Port-Said - Entrance of the Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Port-Said - Entrance of the Canal, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Port-Said - Entrance of the Canal, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Egypt - Rest for Drinking, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Egypt - Rest for Drinking, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Egypt - Rest for Drinking, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Australian Irrigation Works, 1923. Creator: Unknown

Australian Irrigation Works, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Australian Irrigation Works, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Washing wheat-San Juan, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Washing wheat-San Juan, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Washing wheat-San Juan, c1905. Two San Juan Indians dipping baskets of wheat into an acequia, or irrigation ditch, to dissolve dirt and to float away debris from the wheat kernels

Background imageIrrigation Collection: The Fens Drained, 1662, (1903). Artist: William Dugdale

The Fens Drained, 1662, (1903). Artist: William Dugdale
The Fens Drained, 1662, (1903). From Social England, Volume IV, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Collecting water from the Nile, Egypt, c1798

Collecting water from the Nile, Egypt, c1798. Shadufs being used to raise water from the River Nile. A shaduf is an irrigation tool, originally developed in Ancient Egypt

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Watering tea plants, China, 19th century

Watering tea plants, China, 19th century

Background imageIrrigation Collection: Shadufs in Upper Egypt, late 19th century. Artist: G Lekegian

Shadufs in Upper Egypt, late 19th century. Artist: G Lekegian
Shadufs in Upper Egypt, late 19th century. A shaduf is an irrigation tool, originally developed in Ancient Egypt



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