Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2012.16.236Description
B & W digital scan of LADWP Steam Shovel excavating ditch for Lined Section of the LA Aqueduct, location somewhere between Alabama Gates and Haiwee Resevoir. "The shovels were standardized, the Model 40 Marions being used on the standard 430 second foot conduits and the Model 60's on the larger open lined conduits in the Owens Valley. A large suppy of repair parts was kept on hand, and within a few hours after any breakdown it was possible to have the parts on the job and usully within 24 hours any ordinary repair could be made. Well-equipped machine shops were maintained on every division. To avoid delay to the concrete work, the excavation was maintained 500 ft. in advance." -- from LA Aqueduct Construction, Final Report, 1916 pg. 174.Collection
Alex Ross Collection