Chadoufs de la Haute Egypt / Zangaki.
Men standing next to a series of shadoofs (shadufs), devices which lift water from a stream or well for use in irrigation. Photograph by Adelphi and Constantine Zangaki. No. 630.
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Irrigation wheels at Ahualalco [sic]
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[Jackson Ranch--Irrigating alfalfa: filling a check--Kern County, Cali...
Branch ditch of the Calloway canal, with heads of two horses in foreground.
Formosa -- Irrigation Pump - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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Irrigating endless avenues of orange trees, Redlands, Calif.
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Leveling a field before irrigation on the proposed project at Muleshoe...
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Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico. Great Depression public domain photogr...
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Mr. Johnson, FSA (Farm Security Administration) client with part inter...
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Abandoned citrus grove near Weslaco, Texas. Note the great amount of u...
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Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, northeast of Elma. Hand irrig...
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Building lateral irrigation ditch. El Indio, Texas
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Irrigation ditch in Box Elder County, Utah
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Irrigation diversion dam on the Rio Grande, Taos County, New Mexico
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Irrigation water flowing from ditch through weed guard to pipe line. C...
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Main dam for irrigation water, Santa Clara, Utah
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Child tending cows grazing along irrigation ditch, Penasco, New Mexico
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Orchard in hillside showing irrigation ditches and erosion in the fore...
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Country land, irrigation ditch and fences. Chamisal, New Mexico
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Conduit crossing the Owyhee River Valley carrying irrigation water to ...
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A black and white photo of a little boy sitting on a bench. Office of ...
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Calves on farm of FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation bo...
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Children playing under wagon at the Schroder farm, FSA (Farm Security ...
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Newly-arrived farmer on the Vale-Owyhee irrigation project. Malheur Co...
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Trampas, Taos County, New Mexico. A Spanish-American village in the fo...
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Trampas, Taos County, New Mexico. A Spanish-American village in the fo...
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Cove Hydroelectric Development, Concrete-Lined Canal, Cove Power Plant...
Significance: The concrete-lined canal was an integral component of the original Cove system. It conveyed water from the screen house, through the upper gate house. It served as the transition feature from the... More
The Espada Acequia, or Espada Aqueduct, was built by Franciscan friars...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 1 (House), 30601 Wellto...
Significance: Building 1, as part of the former Willton Government Camp, is associated with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Construction of the Wellton-Mohawk irrigation system began in 1949 an... More
Klamath Basin Project, "A" Canal Headworks House, 500 Nevada Street, K...
Significance: This house is among the first constructed by the Federal government in developing in the Klamath Basin Project. The A Canal and its headworks are the first Federal diversion from Upper Klamath Lak... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT
Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT
Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT
Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT
Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More
Truckee-Carson Irrigation District Facility Yard, Car Repair Shop, Six...
Significance: The building is a fine example of period vernacular architecture. / The building first appears on a 1953 map of the TCID; however, it is situated on the site of the grease rack shown on the 1937 C... More
San Carlos Irrigation Project, Pima Lateral, Main Canal at Sacaton Dam...
Survey number: HAER AZ-50-H Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Opening gate leading from Rio Grande, conserving canal in order to irr...
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Tassi Ranch, Tassi Springs, Littlefield, Mohave County, AZ
Significance: Tassi Ranch sits on the western edge of the Arizona Strip, an isolated desert region in northern Arizona bounded by the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River to the south and east and the Utah and N... More
Tassi Ranch, Tassi Springs, Littlefield, Mohave County, AZ
Significance: Tassi Ranch sits on the western edge of the Arizona Strip, an isolated desert region in northern Arizona bounded by the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River to the south and east and the Utah and N... More
Wickiup Dam, Deschutes River, La Pine, Deschutes County, OR
Significance: Wickiup Dam and its related features are significant at the state level for their association with the development of the irrigated agricultural economy that strongly influenced the historic devel... More
Howard Ditch, East Boulder Community Park, Boulder, Boulder County, CO
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Carlsbad Irrigation District, McMillan Dam, On Pecos River, 13 miles N...
Significance: The Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company constructed McMillan Dam in 1893 as part of an overly-ambitious plan to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pecos Valley. The reservoir cre... More
Carlsbad Irrigation District, McMillan Dam, On Pecos River, 13 miles N...
Significance: The Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company constructed McMillan Dam in 1893 as part of an overly-ambitious plan to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pecos Valley. The reservoir cre... More
Carlsbad Irrigation District, McMillan Dam, On Pecos River, 13 miles N...
Significance: The Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company constructed McMillan Dam in 1893 as part of an overly-ambitious plan to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pecos Valley. The reservoir cre... More
Carlsbad Irrigation District, McMillan Dam, On Pecos River, 13 miles N...
Significance: The Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company constructed McMillan Dam in 1893 as part of an overly-ambitious plan to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pecos Valley. The reservoir cre... More
Carlsbad Irrigation District, McMillan Dam, On Pecos River, 13 miles N...
Significance: The Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company constructed McMillan Dam in 1893 as part of an overly-ambitious plan to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pecos Valley. The reservoir cre... More
Carlsbad Irrigation District, McMillan Dam, On Pecos River, 13 miles N...
Significance: The Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company constructed McMillan Dam in 1893 as part of an overly-ambitious plan to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pecos Valley. The reservoir cre... More
Carlsbad Irrigation District, McMillan Dam, On Pecos River, 13 miles N...
Significance: The Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company constructed McMillan Dam in 1893 as part of an overly-ambitious plan to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pecos Valley. The reservoir cre... More
Carlsbad Irrigation District, McMillan Dam, On Pecos River, 13 miles N...
Significance: The Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company constructed McMillan Dam in 1893 as part of an overly-ambitious plan to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pecos Valley. The reservoir cre... More
Carlsbad Irrigation District, McMillan Dam, On Pecos River, 13 miles N...
Significance: The Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company constructed McMillan Dam in 1893 as part of an overly-ambitious plan to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres in the Pecos Valley. The reservoir cre... More
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 2, Bounded by Inte...
Significance: With the completion of the irrigation system , Colorado River water was delivered to previously arid lands in the lower Gila River Valley. The canal was the first of several main canals constructe... More
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 2, Bounded by Inte...
Significance: With the completion of the irrigation system , Colorado River water was delivered to previously arid lands in the lower Gila River Valley. The canal was the first of several main canals constructe... More
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Radial Gate Check with Drop, Wellton...
Significance: With the completion of the irrigation system, Colorado River water was delivered to previously arid lands in the lower Gila River Valley. Construction of the Wellton Canal began in April 1951 and ... More
San Carlos Irrigation Project, Marin Canal, Amhurst-Hayden Dam to Pica...
Survey number: HAER AZ-50-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
San Carlos Irrigation Project, Marin Canal, Amhurst-Hayden Dam to Pica...
Survey number: HAER AZ-50-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company System, McPhee Dam Site, Dolores, ...
Survey number: HAER CO-4-I Public domain photograph of quarry, mining industry, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...
Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More
Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, B...
Significance: It was the second-largest Federal switchyard at Hoover Dam, the switchyard provided needed power for expansion of irrigation and municipal water supplies in California during and after WWII, but i... More
Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, B...
Significance: It was the second-largest Federal switchyard at Hoover Dam, the switchyard provided needed power for expansion of irrigation and municipal water supplies in California during and after WWII, but i... More
Fruitland Irrigation Project, Yellowman Siphon, Nenahwezad Chapter Hou...
Significance: The Yellowman Siphon is an inverted siphon that carries 35 cubic feet/second of water for irrigation. The siphon ranked 10th in importance of 83 such projects in 1986. Approximately 103 Navajo f... More
Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company System, Tunnel, Dolores, Montezuma...
Survey number: HAER CO-4-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1885 Initial Construction
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 1, Bounded by Gila...
Significance: Construction on the project began in 1949 and was essentially completed in 1957. With the completion of the irrigation system, Colorado River water was delivered to previously arid lands in the lo... More
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 1, Bounded by Gila...
Significance: Construction on the project began in 1949 and was essentially completed in 1957. With the completion of the irrigation system, Colorado River water was delivered to previously arid lands in the lo... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...
Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More
San Carlos Irrigation Project, North Side Canal, North of Gila River, ...
Survey number: HAER AZ-50-I Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Carlsbad Irrigation District, Pecos River Flume, On Main Canal, .5 mil...
Significance: The Pecos River Flume carries the main canal of the Carlsbad Irrigation District across the Pecos River Channel. The flume was designed by Thomas Taylor Johnston, a civil engineer from Chicago, a... More
Carlsbad Irrigation District, Pecos River Flume, On Main Canal, .5 mil...
Significance: The Pecos River Flume carries the main canal of the Carlsbad Irrigation District across the Pecos River Channel. The flume was designed by Thomas Taylor Johnston, a civil engineer from Chicago, a... More
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 17 (House), 30642 Wellt...
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Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Ouray Park Canal, Duchesne, Duch...
Significance: The Ouray Park Canal is one of the largest canals in the Uinta Basin, both in terms of volume and overall length. Correspondingly, it has had one of the largest impacts upon the agricultural deve... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Lake Fork Canal, Duchesne, ...
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Canal (Irrigation) de Riego, Betances, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR
Survey number: HAER PR-5 Public domain photograph of the arch tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Canal (Irrigation) de Riego, Betances, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR
Survey number: HAER PR-5 Public domain photograph - historical image of Puerto Rico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pioneer Mill Company, Upper Lahaina Pump Ditch & Makila Reservoir Ditc...
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San Carlos Irrigation Project, Casa Blanca Canal, Gila River, Coolidge...
Survey number: HAER AZ-50-L Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
St. Germain Ditch, North side of Rapid Creek, Rapid City, Pennington C...
Significance: The St. Germain Ditch is significant for its association with the development of irrigated agriculture in South Dakota. The ditch is a representative example of irrigation systems constructed, ma... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rocky Point Canal, Duchesne, Duc...
Significance: The Rocky Point Canal is significant for its importance in supplying irrigation water to farms near the City of Duchesne. With the failure of the Blue Bench Irrigation District #1 (Knight Ditch),... More
San Carlos Irrigation Project, Lands North & South of Gila River, Cool...
Significance: It is significant for creating an integral irrigation system to serve both Indian and non-Indian lands along the GIla River. Prior to project construction, irrigation of area lands was piecemeal a... More
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 3 (House), 30621 Wellto...
Significance: Building 2, as part of the former Willton Government Camp, is associated with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Construction of the Wellton-Mohawk irrigation system began in 1949 an... More
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 13 (House), 30682 Wellt...
Significance: Building 13, as part of the former Wellton Government Camp, is associated with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Construction of the Wellton-Mohawk irrigation system began in 1949 a... More
Cyclone Ditch, South side of Rapid Creek, Rapid City, Pennington Count...
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Company Ditch, Near intersection of Lance Hill & Mullinex Roads, Chene...
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Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue,...
Significance: The Burley Substation is significant as a distribution component of the United States Reclamation Service's Minidoka Project, which pioneered agricultural development and the market for commercial... More
Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue,...
Significance: The Burley Substation is significant as a distribution component of the United States Reclamation Service's Minidoka Project, which pioneered agricultural development and the market for commercial... More