Owyhee Canal, Idaho, 1909 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Owyhee Canal, Idaho, 1909 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Orchard under Owyhee Canal
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Owyhee Canal, Idaho, 1909
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In 1909 the Owyhee Canal stood for a bet that southwestern Idaho's sagebrush could become farmland if water were carried to it. The Snake River Plain around the Owyhee country was dry range until irrigation companies and, after 1902, the federal Reclamation Service began building ditches and laterals to bring water onto the land. Settlers arriving in the first decade of the century were drawn by cheap land and promises of orchards, alfalfa, and grain, and many of them depended on the canal's water in their first seasons. The railroad lines that served the valley carried the farm produce out, while the people who lived along the ditches measured their prosperity by how reliably the gates opened each spring.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | trowbridge & niver co., geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Idaho |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 3,043 px · prints to 18 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Orchard under Owyhee Canal |
| Reference | ID Owyhee Canal 1909 |
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