IBWC IV
12/20
American Dam, 140
Rock Sub-grade with the concrete piles beyond are seen from stations 78 & 80.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 141
Forms and steel hold the concrete in the east footing of stations 79 & 25.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 142
Walls form around steel surrounding the conduit section "B" near station 81.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 143
Placing concrete in the western footing using a Barber-Green belt conveyor and "elephant trunk".
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 145
The western cofferdam shown partly excavated, preparing to drive steel sheet pile for the American Dam.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
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.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 144
Workers pour the first section of the eastern side wall of conduit section "B".
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
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.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 147
4500 cubic square feet of water pass thought the floodgates, as seen from the upstream side.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 148
4500 cubic square feet of water pass through the floodgates, as seen from downstream.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 146
4500 cubic square feet of water pass through the American Dam.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 713
From the canal levee we can see the completed section opposite station 5 & 00.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 714
The view as seen downstream from the west end of the footbridge, 200 feet north of the site.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBCW
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 715
The dam as seen from the hill above the boundary near monument number one.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: International Boundary and Water Commission
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
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.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 716
The left bank of the Rio Grande is seen from stations 26 & 50.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 717
From the hill above the railroad we can see a Chevrolet coup driving along the canal-highway crossing.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
American Dam, 718
Workers clean out the bottom of the canal adjacent to conduit section "B", below station 75 & 00.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
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.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
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.
Área: Central / Smeltertown
Fuente: IBWC
Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History
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