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11. 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

12. Photo 1063(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1063(11)
Title:
Cauvery-Mettur Dam Project. One of the 1400 ton towers placing concrete and mortar for the construction of the dam. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Close view of gantry tower. The accompanying typescript note reads: One of the 1400 ton towers placing concrete and mortar for the construction of the dam. The chutes could be turned round and raised up so that the concrete could be made to drop of the end of the lowest chute at any point of the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
3 Apr 1930
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 1063(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1063(1)
Title:
Cauvery-Mettur Dam Project. Grand Anicut Canal. The Irwin Bridge at Tanjore. Photographer: New York Times Studios
Scope & Content:
View looking along the canal towards the masonry bridge. The bridge was unofficially opened by Lord Irwin in December 1929. Reproduced as plate 36 in C. G. Barber, History of the Cauvery-Mettur Project (Madras, 1940). [Gelatin silver print, 201x106mm].
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1929
Extent:
1 item

14. 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

15. 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