Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2012.16.243Description
B & W digital scan of LADWP Crew operating Marion 40 Steam Shovel excavating trench for LA Aqueduct Covered Conduit section, Mojave Desert. Note ladder resting against trench in center of image allowing men access to the shovel. "The standard type of desert conduit differs from that originally proposed by the Board of Consulting Engineers in that it is covered and the bottom flatter. With the bottom sharply curved, the expense of trimming after the shovel and forming would be considerable." LA Aqueduct Construction, Final Report, 1916, pg 173Collection
Alex Ross Collection