Roosevelt Dam and lake – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Roosevelt Dam and lake. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Roosevelt Dam and lake
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Roosevelt Dam sits on the Salt River northeast of Phoenix, and this view from about 1915 shows the reservoir that formed behind it. The U.S. Reclamation Service built the masonry dam, completed it in 1911, and named it for Theodore Roosevelt, who dedicated it that spring. Its purpose was to store water for irrigation in the Salt River Valley, which made farming possible across much of the region. The photograph was taken by McCulloch, a Phoenix studio that recorded the state's early public works.
| Created / published | c1915. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | J202111 or J202112 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by McCulloch, Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Subjects | Dams--Arizona--1910-1920. Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1910-1920. Roosevelt Dam--1910-1920. Theodore Roosevelt Lake (Ariz.)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,330 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-183035 |
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