Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2012.16.107Description
B & W digital scan of Antelope Valley Siphon? on LA Aqueduct Project. Looming above Siphon is headframe used to hoist pipe sections into place. "This Siphon was the longest on the project, measuring 4.1 miles, and 10' in diameter. The Siphon consists of 15,597' of steel in the center and 6,197' of concrete at the two ends. All steel and supplies had to be brought from a railroad station 35 miles distant." From, LA Aqueduct Construction, Final Report, Construction of Siphons, pg. 220Collection
Alex Ross Collection