Agrandissement de l'usine de filtration Atwater : excavation pour les conduites d'aspiration de 42 pouces. - 13 juillet 1932

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Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)

Dates

13 juillet 1932 (indexed as 1932)

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Extent

1 photographie : négatif sur verre : n&b. ; 12,6 x 17,7 cm.

Scope & content

Photo montrant l'excavation effectuée près du mur de fondation de l'usine de filtration pour l'installation des conduites d'aspiration de 42 pouces. La vue est prise vers l'ouest. Titre original de l'index : "New Pumping Station Extension - Excavation for 42" suction Pipes - looking West."

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A black-and-white photograph of an excavation beside a large concrete foundation wall, with a deep trench of raw earth cut into the ground. A heavy concrete block or pipe section hangs from cables above the trench, and several workers in hats stand at the bottom of the pit near a small arched opening in the wall. Behind the site, a low line of trees and some concrete blocks sit along the top edge of the excavation, and a faint watermark reading 'archives de la Ville de Montréal' appears in the lower right corner.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.

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Concrete StructureConstructionConstruction SiteConstruction WorkerCraneExcavationExterior ViewFoundationHatPublic WorksRetaining WallShovelWater SupplyWater Treatment PlantTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.

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