Mettur Dam. 700 cubic feet of water a second being discharged through the sluices ultimately intended to drive turbines and generate electricity. Photographer: Klein and Peyerl
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Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = dams; hydro-electric projects; public works
Photographs of the Construction of the Cauvery-Mettur Dam and associated canals. Photographer(s): Klein and Peyerl; New York Times
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Collection of 14 loose prints showing construction work on the Cauvery Mettur Dam Scheme, accompanied by a typescript list of captions and additional notes. The majority are reproduced in C. G. Barber, History of the Cauvery-Mettur Project (Madras, 1940). Print 15 is unrelated to this series and...