Test Sections of Aqueduct at Exhibition Grounds
Contract 20 - Test Sections of Aqueduct - External load testing. Test sections of aqueduct were constructed at the Exhibition Grounds. Looking west toward McPhillips St.
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Contractor's Device for Moving Outside Forms
Contract 32 - Mile 57 - Contractor's device for moving outside arch forms.
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Contract 31 - Mile 40 - Brokenhead River siphon. West end of reinforced section.
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Chief Engineer W.G. Chase in arch
Contract 31 - Mile 43 - Chief Engineer W.G. Chace at completed arch.
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Permeability test apparatus. Concrete test samples at lower left side.
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Forms for arch of sections 3 and 5
Contract 32 - Mile 57 - Forms for arch sections 3 and 5. Photo by W.G. Chace.
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Three sections of arch as viewed from invert
Contract 31 - Mile 43 - Three sections of arch as viewed from invert.
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Side view of 20 cubic yard air dump car
McCorkell Pit - Mile 31 - Side view of 20 cubic yard air dump car.
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Drainage siphon (culvert) under aqueduct
Contract 31 - Mile 21.47 - Drainage siphon (culvert) under aqueduct. (Note: incorrect contract number on caption)
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Syphon [or Siphon] at Birch River Crossing
Contract 33 - Mile 73.65 - Siphon at Birch River Crossing.
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Rip-rapping west side of Falcon River Diversion dyke
Contract 15 - Falcon River Diversion Dyke – Rip-rapping west side of dyke.
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Bucyrus Class 7 dragline backfilling completed aqueduct
Contract 33 - Mile 71 - Bucyrus Class 7 dragline backfilling completed aqueduct. (l to r) Engineer of Design Maxwell V. Sauer (at aqueduct), Division 32 Engineer Geroge F. Richan, Division 30 Engineer C.J. Bruce, and Unknown.
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Backfilling over aqueduct with dragline
Contract 30 - Mile 23 - Backfilling over aqueduct with dragline.
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Contract 33 - Mile 77.66 - East end of first Boggy River siphon at Sta. 4100+50.
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Contract 34 - Mile 89 - Putting in box drains.
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Pumping water from trench, looking southeast
Contract 32 - Mile 58 - Pumping water from trench, looking southeast.
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Contract 31 - Mile 40 - Soil test, Section "E". 6"x6", load 1000 pounds.
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Concrete aqueduct with packed backfill in place
Contract 32 - Mile 59 - Concrete aqueduct with packed backfill in place. Ready for machine placed backfill.
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Contract 30 - Mile 16 - Camp 1 - Walking dredge excavating.
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Bending steel for inverts, Camp 3
Contract 30 - Mile 25 - Camp 3 - Bending invert steel reinforcing bars to template. Division 30 Engineer C.J. Bruce at center (hands on hips).
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