Crane placing earth dikes to enclose fill area, Detroit water supply system
Description:
View of a crane placing earth dikes to enclose fill area for the Detroit water supply system. Printed on front: "City of Detroit. Department of Water Supply. Intake system for additional supply. Intake lagoon. Contract RC-9. Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co., contractors. Photo no. 12. Date: 3-31-30. Photo by Manning Brothers." Stamped on back: "Manning Bros., commercial photographers. 504-505 Lincoln Building. Corner State and Park Sts., Detroit, Mich." Typed on back: "Placing earth dikes enclosing fill area for proposed bathing beach south of back channel. Area to be filled by hydraulic dredging from intake lagoon. View looking down stream."
