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- [between 1914 and 1918]
Photograph of an apparatus for testing the permeability of the Winnipeg Aqueduct. Concrete samples can be seen on the bottom left. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Photograph of an apparatus for testing the permeability of the Winnipeg Aqueduct. Concrete samples can be seen on the bottom left. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Winnipeg Aqueduct arch forms near Spruce Siding
Photograph of forms for arch sections three and five of the Winnipeg Aqueduct near Spruce Siding, Manitoba. Photograph taken by William G. Chace, Chief Engineer of the Winnipeg Aqueduct.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Three sections of aqueduct arch as viewed from invert
Photograph of three sections of Winnipeg Aqueduct arches east of Brokenhead River, as viewed from an invert. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Backfilling section of aqueduct between Prawda and McMunn
Photograph of engineers standing next to a completed section of the Winnipeg Aqueduct being backfilled by a dragline, somewhere between Prawda, Manitoba, and McMunn, Manitoba. From left to right: Engineer of Design Maxwell V. Sauer (at aqueduct), Division Engineers George F. Richan and C.J. Bruce, and unknown. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Dragline backfilling aqueduct south of Anola
Photograph of a dragline backfilling a section of the Winnipeg Aqueduct south of Anola, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Dental surgery next to GWWD Railway between East Braintree and Shoal Lake
Photograph of a man performing dental surgery at the side of Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway between East Braintree, Manitoba, and Shoal Lake. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Last train to cofferdam at aqueduct intake at Indian Bay
Photograph of the last train to go to the cofferdam at the Winnipeg Aqueduct's intake at Indian Bay, taken from the rock cut. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Aqueduct pressure test at Transcona plant
Photograph of a hydrostatic pressure test on a "P.S." section of pipe for the Winnipeg Aqueduct at Canada Lock Joint Pipe Ltd. in Transcona. The pipe was designed for crossing railways and the Seine River. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Aqueduct pressure test at Transcona plant
Photograph of a hydrostatic pressure test on a "P.S." section of pipe for the Winnipeg Aqueduct at Canada Lock Joint Pipe Ltd. in Transcona. The pipe was designed for crossing railways and the Seine River. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
View of men mucking trench for 48-inch diameter Branch 1 aqueduct at Sta. 169+00 on Pacific Avenue
Contract 65 - Mile 3.2 - View of men mucking trench for 48 inch diameter Branch 1 aqueduct at Sta. 169+00 on Pacific Avenue. Looking west between Louise Street and Main Street. Work progressed westward from the west tunnel shaft. Building of The James
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Tunnel shaft of Red River Crossing
Tunnel shaft of Red River Crossing.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Placing material on Falcon River Diversion Dyke at Indian Bay
Photograph of workers using a scow to place material from cars onto the Falcon River Diversion Dyke at Indian Bay. Photograph taken by William G. Chace, Chief Engineer of the Winnipeg Aqueduct.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Aqueduct drainage siphon near Meadowvale
Photograph of workers next to a Winnipeg Aqueduct drainage siphon near Meadowvale, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Aqueduct siphon at Birch River crossing
Photograph of a Winnipeg Aqueduct siphon at the Birch River crossing near McMunn, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Riprapping west side of Falcon River Diversion Dyke at Indian Bay
Photograph of workers riprapping the west side of the Falcon River Diversion Dyke at Indian Bay. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Pumping water from trench near Spruce Siding
Photograph of water being pumped from a trench next to the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway near Spruce Siding, Manitoba, looking southeast. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Aqueduct drag line between East Braintree and Shoal Lake
Photograph of a dragline working on the Winnipeg Aqueduct between East Braintree, Manitoba, and Shoal Lake. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Excavated and timbered Taché surge tower
Photograph of workers excavating the Taché surge tower, which is timbered to the floor. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Aqueduct's route through St. Boniface
Photograph of the route of the Winnipeg Aqueduct's 66 inch diameter reinforced concrete pipeline, looking southeast towards where the Canadian Northern Railway line crosses Rue St. Joseph. Photograph taken from a concrete tower near the Taché surge tower by an unknown photographer.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Photograph of the Seine River where the Winnipeg Aqueduct crosses, looking northeast towards the Canadian Northern Railway main line and Rue Notre Dame (at right). Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District