Earth slide at excavation site, reservoir no. 2, Waterworks Park, Detroit water supply system
Grab
Description
View of workers propping up walls of reservoir no. 2 with logs during excacation at Waterworks Park, Detroit water supply system. Steam shovel on right; switch house in background. Printed on front: "12-28-26." Stamped on back: "Manning Bros., commercial photographers. 504-505 Lincoln Building. Corner State and Park Sts., Detroit, Mich." Typed on back: "Water Works Park. Reservoir no. 2 showing earth slide at switch house. Shovel casting earth against bulging steel piles."
Details
- Creator:
- Manning Brothers
- Resource ID:
- bh016303
- Subject:
- Earth movements and building--Michigan--Detroit
- Excavation--Michigan--Detroit
- Reservoirs--Michigan--Detroit--Design and construction
- Construction workers--Michigan--Detroit
- Steam shovels--Michigan--Detroit
- Waterworks--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Department of Water Supply
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1926-12-28
- Format:
- 1 photographic print mounted on fabric ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/Detroit Archives. Water Board. Waterworks Park Station. Station improvements. Contracts FC-3 and FC-4, 2 of 5, 6:2
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.