Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2012.16.113Description
B & W digital scan of LADWP Miners at South Portal of Elizabeth Tunnel, , where American Hard Rock Record of 604' was made during a single month, April, 1910. "In this tunnel, where speed was particularly desired, the muckers, who had the hardest work to do and who largely controlled the rate of advance, worked in relays. The entire 26,870' of the Elizabeth Tunnel was completed February 28, 1911. The four years and seven months timetable set for the driving of this tunnel was beaten by 450 days or 32 per cent." from LA Aqueduct Construction, Final Report, Tunnel Construction, pg 151.Collection
Alex Ross Collection