American Dam, 140
Rock Sub-grade with the concrete piles beyond are seen from stations 78 & 80.
Area: Central / Smeltertown
Source: IBWC
Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History
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American Dam, 141
Forms and steel hold the concrete in the east footing of stations 79 & 25.
American Dam, 142
Walls form around steel surrounding the conduit section "B" near station 81.
American Dam, 143
Placing concrete in the western footing using a Barber-Green belt conveyor and "elephant trunk".
American Dam, 145
The western cofferdam shown partly excavated, preparing to drive steel sheet pile for the American Dam.
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American Dam - Closing gap in lower dyke
American Dam - View west from east bank of river; closing gap in lower dyke. Photo taken on February 9, 1937 at 4:25pm.
American Dam, 144
Workers pour the first section of the eastern side wall of conduit section "B".
American Dam - Dragline and excavators on coffer-dam
American Dam - View downstream from east end of foot-bridge. Northwest dragline and P&H clam-shell excavators, on coffer-dam. Photo take on February 10, 1937 at 11:00am.
American Dam, 147
4500 cubic square feet of water pass thought the floodgates, as seen from the upstream side.
American Dam, 148
4500 cubic square feet of water pass through the floodgates, as seen from downstream.
American Dam, 146
4500 cubic square feet of water pass through the American Dam.
American Dam, 713
From the canal levee we can see the completed section opposite station 5 & 00.
American Dam, 714
The view as seen downstream from the west end of the footbridge, 200 feet north of the site.
Source: IBCW
American Dam, 715
The dam as seen from the hill above the boundary near monument number one.
Source: International Boundary and Water Commission
American Dam - East bank Levee Sewer
American Dam - East bank Levee Sewer; Northwest dragline excavator . View north from manhole. Photo taken on February 10, 1937 at 4:20pm.
American Dam, 716
The left bank of the Rio Grande is seen from stations 26 & 50.
American Dam, 717
From the hill above the railroad we can see a Chevrolet coup driving along the canal-highway crossing.
American Dam, 718
Workers clean out the bottom of the canal adjacent to conduit section "B", below station 75 & 00.
American Dam - Driving upstream dyke of coffer-dam
American Dam - Driving upstream dyke of coffer-dam; view south from foot-bridge. Photo taken on February 11, 1937 at 11:00am.
American Canal - First excavation
American Canal - First excavation; Northwest dragline excavator; view south from axis of American Dam. Photo taken on February 12, 1937 at 2:15pm.
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