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032-003190111 Language Not applicable Name Klein and Peyerl

1. Photo 1063

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1063
Title:
Photographs of the Construction of the Cauvery-Mettur Dam and associated canals. Photographer(s): Klein and Peyerl; New York Times
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927-1934
Extent:
15 items

2. Photo 1063(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1063(13)
Title:
Cauvery-Mettur Dam Project. The commemorative obelisk. Photographer: Klein and Peyerl
Scope & Content:
View of the obelisk, with the dam in the background. The accompanying typescript note reads: The Obelisk. 'This memorial commemorates the inauguration of the Cauvery Mettur Project by His Excellency the Right Honourable the Viscount Goschen of Hawkhust G.C.I.E., C.B.E., V.D. Governor of Madras, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1927
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1063(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1063(8)
Title:
Cauvery-Mettur Dam Project. 7000 cubic feet of water a second being discharged through the sluices ultimately intended to drive turbines and generate electricity. Photographer: Klein and Peyerl
Scope & Content:
Close view of sluices discharging water. Reproduced as plate 48 in C. G. Barber, History of the Cauvery-Mettur Project (Madras, 1940). [Gelatin silver print, 201x150mm].
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1063(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1063(5)
Title:
Cauvery-Mettur Dam Project. Panoramic view of the new storage reservoir built by the Madras Government. Photographer: Klein and Peyerl
Scope & Content:
Panoramic view looking across the dam, with river below running off to the right. The accompanying typescript note reads: Panoramic view of the new storage reservoir built by the Madras Government. The high floods of the Cauvery River are stored and let down the river later for irrigating 1000,0...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1063(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1063(9)
Title:
Cauvery-Mettur Dam Project. A comprehensive view of the Stanley Dam, view from the right flank. Photographer: Klein and Peyerl
Scope & Content:
Compare with print 5. Reproduced as plate 29 in C. G. Barber, History of the Cauvery-Mettur Project (Madras, 1940). [Gelatin silver print, 287x207mm].
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1934
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1063(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1063(12)
Title:
Cauvery-Mettur Dam Project. Two of the 16 gateways of the surplus sluice. Photographer: Klein and Peyerl
Scope & Content:
Close head-on view of tqo of the sluice gateways. The accompanying typescript note reads: Two of the 16 gateways of the surplus sluice. The gates are raised so that when the river fills the lake and still continues to rise the water will flow out this way without endangering the dam. At the end ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1933
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1063(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1063(10)
Title:
Cauvery-Mettur Dam Project. A new lake 59 square miles in area, 165 feet deep and containing 93,000 million cubic feet of water. The river enters the lake 33 miles upstream from the dam. View from the left flank. Photographer: Klein and Peyerl
Scope & Content:
View from downriver, looking towards the dam and reservoir beyond. Reproduced as plate 29A in C. G. Barber, History of the Cauvery-Mettur Project (Madras, 1940). [Gelatin silver print, 290x204mm].
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1934
Extent:
1 item

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