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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 48 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 48

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48
Title:
Photographs of the Periyar Canal Works. Photographer(s): Unknown
Scope & Content:
Loose mounted prints. The idea of diverting the plentiful (and largely wasted) water supply flowing into the watershed of the western ghats, to the waterstarved and famine-prone areas of the Madurai district on the eastern side of the range is an ancient one, but it was not until 1808 that any ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
55 items

2. Photo 48(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(1)
Title:
Periyar, 1. Foundation of left bank escape (in progress) looking south. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View looking along the excavated foundations of the Periyar Dam. Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Periyar Dam; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 48(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(2)
Title:
Periyar, 2. Site of left bank escape looking north-west. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Distant view of the escape from the dam at the left, dam construction partly visible at right. With the houses of the camp at Periyar on the hillside beyond. Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Periy...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 48(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(3)
Title:
Periyar, 3. Main dam from left flank looking north. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Construction work in progress. Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Periyar Dam; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 48(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(4)
Title:
Periyar, 4. Main dam from right flank looking south. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Periyar Dam; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 48(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(5)
Title:
Periyar, 5. Right bank escape looking west. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Periyar Dam; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 48(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(6)
Title:
Periyar, 6. Right bank escape looking east. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Periyar Dam; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 48(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(7)
Title:
Periyar, 7. General [view] of works. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; panoramas; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Periyar Dam; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 48(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(8)
Title:
Periyar, 8. [General view of works.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Continuation of the panoramic view, linking with print 7. This section shows the dam itself at the left and the workers' camp on the riverbank at the right. Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; panoramas; water supplies Location = India; Ker...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 48(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(9)
Title:
Periyar, 9. Watershed cutting from bridge looking south. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Looking along the cutting, with excavation work in progress. Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; panoramas; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Periyar Dam; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

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