Roosevelt Dam, Ariz. – Historic 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 rare historic photograph captures Roosevelt Dam, Ariz. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Roosevelt Dam, Ariz.
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Roosevelt Dam, on the Salt River northeast of Phoenix, was named for President Theodore Roosevelt and was built under the Reclamation Service between 1903 and 1911. When this photograph was taken around 1915, the dam was complete and its masonry wall was holding back the reservoir that became Roosevelt Lake, which helped make irrigated farming possible across the Salt River Valley. The print was registered for copyright by E. E. Kunselman, whose work documented the dam and the wider reclamation projects of the Southwest in the early twentieth century.
| Created / published | c1915. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | J203788 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by E?.E. Kunselman. |
| Subjects | Dams--Arizona--1910-1920. Roosevelt Dam--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,290 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-183033 |
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