Horse power still in demand. Digging for the Wayland waterworks standpipe on Reeves Hill. J.J. Ducey Company of Framingham, MA was awarded the contract to extend the water system in the north end of Wayland in 1930 It may have been that the use of horses and tip carts instead of mechanized equipment was determined by the hilly wooded site, which horses might more easily maneuver.
Collection
W. H. Folsom Shoebox Collection
Cataloged By
Gardner-Westcott, Kay
Category
Folsom Negatives
Acquisition
Notes
(these were discovered in an old shoe box in the closet off the Stone Room, next to Willie’s shed in 1983)
Made/Created
Artist
Folsom, Wallace Herbert
Lexicon
Search Terms
Folsom, Wallace Herbert, (1884-1954) -- Photographer Ducey, James Joseph (1887-1975) -- Civil Engineer Waterworks -- Installation Horses -- Work Wayland (Mass.)
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
ph-91-128; E-5
Dimensions
Height
2-1/2 in
Width
4-1/4 in
General Notes
Note
[Total 761 negatives from original shoebox of Folsom negatives]