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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(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(21)
Title:
[Muliapanjam Canal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Plate reproduced in Mackenzie, op. cit., p.54, showing a scene on the canal, with mortar retaining walls and sluice gates. Subjects = canals; civil engineering; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Muliapanjam Canal; Periyar Dam; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 48(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(52)
Title:
Soane Ry Bridge. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of railway bridge over the Son River at Ara under construction (nearly completed). See also Photo 139/2 (32). Subjects = bridges; railways; transport Location = Ara; Bihar; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 48(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(27)
Title:
[?Construction work on Muliapanjam Canal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Looking down onto excavation and foundation work beside a small river. Subjects = canals; civil engineering; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Muliapanjam Canal; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 48(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(11)
Title:
[The dam during construction.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Similar to plate in Mackenzie, op. cit., p.76. View looking down on work in progress, taking from a similar location to print 4, but at a somewhat earlier date. Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; P...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 48(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(12)
Title:
[Periyar Dam under construction.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Close view of work, looking down from the south bank of the river. 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(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(14)
Title:
[Periyar Dam under construction.] 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(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(31)
Title:
[Entrance to tunnel, Tekadi.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = civil engineering; dam building; dams; irrigation; tunnels; 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(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(22)
Title:
[Lock on the Muliapanjam Canal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = canals; civil engineering; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Muliapanjam Canal; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 48(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 48(23)
Title:
[View on the Muliapanjam Canal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = canals; civil engineering; irrigation; water supplies Location = India; Kerala; Muliapanjam Canal; Periyar River
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

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