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Front wall of aqueduct's intake at Indian Bay

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Item
1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of the front wall, skimming, and channel of the Winnipeg Aqueduct's intake at Indian Bay, looking west. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Party in Tunnel under Red River

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Item
1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of Greater Winnipeg Water District officials, engineers, and their families at the east end of the Winnipeg Aqueduct tunnel below the Red River linking downtown Winnipeg to St. Boniface. From left to right: Chief Engineer William G. Chace, Harriet Lily Waugh (née Logan), possibly Effie Waugh, and Division Engineer J. Armstrong. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Clearing debris for aqueduct west of Snake Lake

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Item
1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of workers clearing debris between pole piling for the Winnipeg Aqueduct west of Snake Lake. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Filling in cofferdam for aqueduct's intake at Indian Bay

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Item
1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of dump cars filling in last gap of a cofferdam between dykes at the intake of the Winnipeg Aqueduct at Indian Bay, taken from the west dyke. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Empty cofferdam for aqueduct intake near Indian Bay

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Item
1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of an empty cofferdam near the Winnipeg Aqueduct's intake at Indian Bay. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Last train to cofferdam at aqueduct intake at Indian Bay

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Item
1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

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

Leveling and floating aqueduct inverts between McMunn and East Braintree

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Item
1917

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of workers leveling and floating Winnipeg Aqueduct inverts between McMunn, Manitoba, and East Braintree, Manitoba.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Mixer site next to GWWD rail siding east of East Braintree

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Item
1917

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of a mixer site opposite Greater Winnipeg Water District siding rail line number 8, east of East Braintree, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Dental surgery next to GWWD Railway between East Braintree and Shoal Lake

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Item
1917

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

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

Aqueduct drag line between East Braintree and Shoal Lake

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Item
1917

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of a dragline working on the Winnipeg Aqueduct between East Braintree, Manitoba, and Shoal Lake. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Pouring aqueduct pipes at plant in Transcona

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Item
1917

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of two pipes for the Winnipeg Aqueduct being poured at Canada Lock Joint Pipe Ltd. in Transcona. Photograph taken by T.H. Kirby.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Bending invert steel reinforcing for aqueduct south of Anola

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Item
1916

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of invert steel reinforcing for the Winnipeg Aqueduct being bent according to a template south of Anola, Manitoba. Division Engineer C.J. Bruce is at centre with his hands on his hips. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Dredge excavating for aqueduct east of Deacon

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Item
1916

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of a dredge excavating for the Winnipeg Aqueduct east of Deacon. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Concrete section of aqueduct near Spruce Siding

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Item
1916

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of a concrete section of the Winnipeg Aqueduct near Spruce Siding, Manitoba. The aqueduct section is packed with backfill and ready for more to be placed by machine. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Soil test for aqueduct near Brokenhead River

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Item
1916

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of a soil test for the Winnipeg Aqueduct near Brokenhead River, east of Ross, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Aqueduct officials party at Indian Bay

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Item
1916

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of Winnipeg Aqueduct officials and their families having a picnic at Indian Bay. The men in the foreground, from left to right: unknown, Controller John James Wallace, Controller John William Astley, "Irving" [caption on negative], St. Boniface Mayor John Power Howden[?], "Shamin" [caption on negative], unknown. Photographer unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Pumping water from trench near Spruce Siding

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Item
1916

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

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

Box drains for aqueduct between East Braintree and Shoal Lake

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Item
1916

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Photograph of workers putting in box drains for a section of the Winnipeg Aqueduct between East Braintree, Manitoba, and Shoal Lake. Photographer is unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District