Men accompanying mayor of Detroit on inspection trip of river and land tunnels, Waterworks Park, Detroit water supply system
Group portrait of engineers and other municipal employees who accompanied the mayor of Detroit on an inspection tour of the river and land tunnels, Waterworks Park, Detroit water supply system. Printed on front: "City of Detroit. Department of Water Supply. Land tunnel and structures. Contract RC 12. Dravo Contracting Co., contractors. Photo no. 115. Date: 5-22-31. Photo by Manning Brothers." Typed on back: "Part of party accompanying His Honor the Mayor on inspection trip of the river tunnels and the land tunnels in Water Works Park. Picture taken in screen chamber. The parties from left to right are: Romberg, Field Engineer, River Tunnels; E.A. Prokop, Designing Engr., River Tunnels; Clarence E. Wilcox, Corporation Council [sic]; George H. Fenkell, General Manager, Dept. of Water Supply; Torris Eide, Asst. Eng., River Tunnels; Wm. J. Skrzycki, member of Board of Water Commissioners; L.G. Lenhardt, Asst. Engr., Land Tunnels; Harry Gould, Superintendent of Water Works Park Stations; F. Gardner Legg, Sanitary Engineer, Dept. of Health; H.R. Kallgren, Asst. Civil Engineer, River Tunnels."
- Creator:
- Manning Brothers
- Resource ID:
- bh016487
- Subject:
- Tunnels--Michigan--Detroit--Design and construction
- Engineers--Michigan--Detroit
- Waterworks--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Department of Water Supply
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1931-05-22
- 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. Land tunnel and structures, 5 of 5, 7:5
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.