Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2012.16.241Description
B & W digital scan of LADWP Aqueduct Steam Shovel Crew taking a break from excavating a trench. The size of the trench and squareness of its sides may suggest this is the covered conduit section of the Aqueduct. "Ditch excavations were made in desert soil at from 8 to 10 cents per cubic yard for field construction charges proper.........The shovels stood a most remarkable amount of punishment in this excavation. The dipper teeth used were of manganese steel. The shovels were standardized, the Model 40 Marions being used on the 430 second conduit.Collection
Alex Ross Collection