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Freight train going east near Yuma, Arizona

Freight train going east near Yuma, Arizona

Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Top spinning contest at the annual field day of the FSA (Farm Security Administration) farmworkers community, Yuma, Arizona

Top spinning contest at the annual field day of the FSA (Farm Security...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Girls of the reception committee at the annual field day of the FSA (Farm Security Administration) farmworkers community, Yuma, Arizona

Girls of the reception committee at the annual field day of the FSA (F...

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At the annual field day of the FSA (Farm Security Administration) farmworkers community, Yuma, Arizona

At the annual field day of the FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm...

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A black and white photo of a man in a field. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a man in a field. Great Depression FFSA / O...

Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Agricultural workers bunching carrots, Yuma County, Arizona

Agricultural workers bunching carrots, Yuma County, Arizona

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Poston chronicle (Poston, Ariz.), May 12, 1945

Poston chronicle (Poston, Ariz.), May 12, 1945

Weekly, Sept. 19-Oct. 23, 1945 Vol. 8, no. 8 (Dec. 22, 1942)-v. 27, no. 18 (Oct. 23, 1945). Collected in Japanese camp papers. Available on microfilm from the Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service. Also... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 1 (House), 30601 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Jones Street at foot of Main Street, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Jones Street at foot of Main S...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: It represents a largely intact example of an early water treatment plant utilizing settling reservoirs and slow sand filters. The historic value of the plant is f... More

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Jones Street at foot of Main Street, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Jones Street at foot of Main S...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: It represents a largely intact example of an early water treatment plant utilizing settling reservoirs and slow sand filters. The historic value of the plant is f... More

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Jones Street at foot of Main Street, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Jones Street at foot of Main S...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: It represents a largely intact example of an early water treatment plant utilizing settling reservoirs and slow sand filters. The historic value of the plant is f... More

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Jones Street at foot of Main Street, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Jones Street at foot of Main S...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: It represents a largely intact example of an early water treatment plant utilizing settling reservoirs and slow sand filters. The historic value of the plant is f... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 2, Bounded by Interstate 8 to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 Interstate 8 to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 Canal 9.9, West of Avenue 34 East & north of County Ninth Street, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 1, Bounded by Gila River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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, Building No. 17 (House), 30642 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 17 (House), 30642 Wellt...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 3 (House), 30621 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Blaisdell Slow Sand Filter Washing Machine, Jones Street at foot of Main Street, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Blaisdell Slow Sand Filter Was...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N105 Survey number: HAER AZ-33-A

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 6 A-B (Duplex), 30651 & 30653 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 6 A-B (Duplex), 30651 &...

Significance: Building 6 A-B, 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 194... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Interstate 8, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Inters...

Significance: The Wellton-Mohawk Canal was the first of several main canals constructed in association with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Engineers designed the gravity-fed system to carry wa... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Interstate 8, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Inters...

Significance: The Wellton-Mohawk Canal was the first of several main canals constructed in association with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Engineers designed the gravity-fed system to carry wa... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Interstate 8, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Inters...

Significance: The Wellton-Mohawk Canal was the first of several main canals constructed in association with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Engineers designed the gravity-fed system to carry wa... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 21 (House), 30602 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 21 (House), 30602 Wellt...

Significance: Building 21, 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

A black and white photo of a man and a child. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man and a child. Office of War Informatio...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Agricultural workers play marbles. Yuma County, Arizona

Agricultural workers play marbles. Yuma County, Arizona

Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a baseball game. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a baseball game. Office of War Information ...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grading and bunching carrots in the field. Yuma County, Arizona

Grading and bunching carrots in the field. Yuma County, Arizona

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Watching baseball game at the annual field day at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) farmworkers community, Yuma, Arizona

Watching baseball game at the annual field day at the FSA (Farm Securi...

Public domain photograph of meeting, event, music festival, from Cleveland Museum of Art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of children playing basketball. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of children playing basketball. Office of War ...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man holding a baseball bat. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man holding a baseball bat. Office of War...

Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of men playing a game of basketball. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men playing a game of basketball. Office of War Information...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Saguaro cactus scene at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517-square-mile reserve that shares a border between Arizona's Yuma County and the Mexican state of Sonora

Saguaro cactus scene at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park is the only place in the United States where the organ pipe cactus grows wild. Along with organ pipe, many other types of cac... More

Scene at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517-square-mile reserve that shares a border between Arizona's Yuma County and the Mexican state of Sonora

Scene at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517-square-mile re...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park is the only place in the United States where the organ pipe cactus grows wild. Along with organ pipe, many other types of cac... More

John & Mary Felderman Farm, House, Northeast Corner of County Road 56 & County Road T, Clarkville, Yuma County, CO

John & Mary Felderman Farm, House, Northeast Corner of County Road 56 ...

Survey number: HABS CO-129-A Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1970 Subsequent Work

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 1 (House), 30601 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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

Southern Pacific Railroad Water Settling Reservoir, Yuma Crossing, south bank of Colorado River at foot of Madison Avenue, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ

Southern Pacific Railroad Water Settling Reservoir, Yuma Crossing, sou...

Significance: The railroad, reaching Arizona Territory form California in 1877, was the first railroad to arrive in Arizona and the second to be built eastward from the West, connecting with the Texas Pacific e... More

Yuma Crossing, Riverfront Area, between Prison Hill & Fourth Avenue, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ

Yuma Crossing, Riverfront Area, between Prison Hill & Fourth Avenue, Y...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1018 Survey number: HAER AZ-63 Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1884 Demolished Building/structure da... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 1, Bounded by Gila River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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, Permanent Garage Type 2-G, 30611 and 30621 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Permanent Garage Type 2-G, 30611 and...

Significance: This garage, 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

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Wasteway No. 1, Wellton-Mohawk Canal, North side of Wellton-Mohawk Canal, bounded by Gila River to North & the Union Pacific Railroad & Gila Mountains to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Wasteway No. 1, Wellton-Mohawk Canal...

Significance: With the completion of the irrigation system, Colorado River water was delivered to previously arid lands in the lower Gila River Valley. A wastewater allows for the rapid discharge of water from ... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Wasteway No. 1, Wellton-Mohawk Canal, North side of Wellton-Mohawk Canal, bounded by Gila River to North & the Union Pacific Railroad & Gila Mountains to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Wasteway No. 1, Wellton-Mohawk Canal...

Significance: With the completion of the irrigation system, Colorado River water was delivered to previously arid lands in the lower Gila River Valley. A wastewater allows for the rapid discharge of water from ... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Permanent Garage Type 1-G, 30601 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Permanent Garage Type 1-G, 30601 Wel...

Significance: This garage, 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

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Barn, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 & T, Clarkville, Yuma County, CO

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Barn, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 ...

Survey number: HABS CO-129-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1908 Initial Construction

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Blaisdell Slow Sand Filter Washing Machine, Jones Street at foot of Main Street, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Blaisdell Slow Sand Filter Was...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N105 Survey number: HAER AZ-33-A

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 & T, Clarkville, Yuma County, CO

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 & T, C...

Significance: The John and Mary Felderman Farm, located on the high plains of eastern Colorado in Yuma County, is a small family farm. The farm was established in 1906 and was operated by the Feldermans for alm... More

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 & T, Clarkville, Yuma County, CO

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 & T, C...

Significance: The John and Mary Felderman Farm, located on the high plains of eastern Colorado in Yuma County, is a small family farm. The farm was established in 1906 and was operated by the Feldermans for alm... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Interstate 8, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Inters...

Significance: The Wellton-Mohawk Canal was the first of several main canals constructed in association with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Engineers designed the gravity-fed system to carry wa... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Interstate 8, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Inters...

Significance: The Wellton-Mohawk Canal was the first of several main canals constructed in association with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Engineers designed the gravity-fed system to carry wa... More

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by ...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Automobiles of farm workers at the second annual field day  at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. Yuma, Arizona

Automobiles of farm workers at the second annual field day at the FSA...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Office of War Informatio...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Digging carrots. Yuma County, Arizona

Digging carrots. Yuma County, Arizona

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old photo of a little boy in a cowboy hat. Office of War Information Photograph

An old photo of a little boy in a cowboy hat. Office of War Informatio...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Desert vegetation. Yuma County, Arizona

Desert vegetation. Yuma County, Arizona

Picryl description: Public domain image of a dry desert landscape, sand, sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Agricultural worker in cabbage fields. Yuma County, Arizona

Agricultural worker in cabbage fields. Yuma County, Arizona

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 16 A-B (Duplex), 30652 & 30654 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 16 A-B (Duplex), 30652 ...

Significance: Building 16 A-B, 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 19... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 19 (House), 30622Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 19 (House), 30622Wellto...

Significance: Building 19, 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

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Jones Street at foot of Main Street, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ

Yuma Main Street Water Treatment Plant, Jones Street at foot of Main S...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: It represents a largely intact example of an early water treatment plant utilizing settling reservoirs and slow sand filters. The historic value of the plant is f... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 2, Bounded by Interstate 8 to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 Interstate 8 to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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. 1, Bounded by Gila River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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, Wasteway No. 1, Wellton-Mohawk Canal, North side of Wellton-Mohawk Canal, bounded by Gila River to North & the Union Pacific Railroad & Gila Mountains to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Wasteway No. 1, Wellton-Mohawk Canal...

Significance: With the completion of the irrigation system, Colorado River water was delivered to previously arid lands in the lower Gila River Valley. A wastewater allows for the rapid discharge of water from ... More

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Barn, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 & T, Clarkville, Yuma County, CO

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Barn, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 ...

Survey number: HABS CO-129-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1908 Initial Construction

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 & T, Clarkville, Yuma County, CO

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 & T, C...

Significance: The John and Mary Felderman Farm, located on the high plains of eastern Colorado in Yuma County, is a small family farm. The farm was established in 1906 and was operated by the Feldermans for alm... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Interstate 8, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Inters...

Significance: The Wellton-Mohawk Canal was the first of several main canals constructed in association with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Engineers designed the gravity-fed system to carry wa... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Interstate 8, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Inters...

Significance: The Wellton-Mohawk Canal was the first of several main canals constructed in association with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Engineers designed the gravity-fed system to carry wa... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Interstate 8, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Inters...

Significance: The Wellton-Mohawk Canal was the first of several main canals constructed in association with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Engineers designed the gravity-fed system to carry wa... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Interstate 8, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 3, South of Inters...

Significance: The Wellton-Mohawk Canal was the first of several main canals constructed in association with the Wellton-Mohawk Division of the Gila Project. Engineers designed the gravity-fed system to carry wa... More

Wagon in lettuce field. Yuma County, Arizona

Wagon in lettuce field. Yuma County, Arizona

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Farm workers watch athletic events at the second annual field day  at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. Yuma, Arizona

Farm workers watch athletic events at the second annual field day at ...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yuma County, Arizona. Sorting and grading lettuce in the field

Yuma County, Arizona. Sorting and grading lettuce in the field

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bunching carrots in the field. Yuma County, Arizona

Bunching carrots in the field. Yuma County, Arizona

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Buckhorn cactus in desert. Yuma County, Arizona

Buckhorn cactus in desert. Yuma County, Arizona

Public domain photograph of United States countryside, nature, during 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wedding chapel. Yuma, Arizona. Many Californians elope to Yuma in order to avoid the California three-day law, which provides for a lapse of three days between application for license and the ceremony

Wedding chapel. Yuma, Arizona. Many Californians elope to Yuma in orde...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sorting and packing lettuce in the field. Yuma County, Arizona

Sorting and packing lettuce in the field. Yuma County, Arizona

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fertile fields (thanks to irrigation) produce bountiful yields throughout the surrounding desert outside Yuma in the far-southwest corner of Arizona, close to both Mexico and California. More than 175 crops are grown year-round in Yuma County, which is regarded as the winter lettuce capital of the world, supplying an astonishing 90 percent of the nation's leafy vegetables between November and March

Fertile fields (thanks to irrigation) produce bountiful yields through...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 15 (House), 30662 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 15 (House), 30662 Wellt...

Significance: Building 15, 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

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 16 A-B (Duplex), 30652 & 30654 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 16 A-B (Duplex), 30652 ...

Significance: Building 16 A-B, 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 19... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 5 (House), 30641 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 5 (House), 30641 Wellto...

Significance: Building 5, 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. 1 (House), 30601 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 10 A-B (Duplex), 30691 & 30693 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 10 A-B (Duplex), 30691 ...

Significance: Building 10 A-B, 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 19... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 10 A-B (Duplex), 30691 & 30693 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 10 A-B (Duplex), 30691 ...

Significance: Building 10 A-B, 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 19... More

Southern Pacific Railroad Water Settling Reservoir, Yuma Crossing, south bank of Colorado River at foot of Madison Avenue, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ

Southern Pacific Railroad Water Settling Reservoir, Yuma Crossing, sou...

Significance: The railroad, reaching Arizona Territory form California in 1877, was the first railroad to arrive in Arizona and the second to be built eastward from the West, connecting with the Texas Pacific e... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 2, Bounded by Interstate 8 to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 Interstate 8 to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 Interstate 8 to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 Interstate 8 to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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. 1, Bounded by Gila River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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 River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

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, Relift Station, Texas Hill Canal 2.5, Northern Terminus of Avenue 51 East, approximately .5 mile south of Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Relift Station, Texas Hill Canal 2.5...

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 Texas Hill Canal began in July 1955 an... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Relift Station, Texas Hill Canal 2.5, Northern Terminus of Avenue 51 East, approximately .5 mile south of Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Relift Station, Texas Hill Canal 2.5...

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 Texas Hill Canal began in July 1955 an... More

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 20 (House), 30612 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 20 (House), 30612 Wellt...

Significance: Building 20, 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

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 & T, Clarkville, Yuma County, CO

John & Mary Felderman Farm, Northeast Corner of County Roads 56 & T, C...

Significance: The John and Mary Felderman Farm, located on the high plains of eastern Colorado in Yuma County, is a small family farm. The farm was established in 1906 and was operated by the Feldermans for alm... More

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