Dam Collection (page 3)

Temporary dam construction on River Dangu
Local workers construct a temporary dam on the River Dangu, Belgian Congo (Zaire). The dam was being constructed in order to create a lake to allow the flying boat Corsair to take off

River Dangu dam construction
In the Belgian Congo (Zaire), local workers collect stone quarried nearby for the purpose of constructing a temporary dam on the River Dangu

Edersee Dam, Eder River, near Waldeck, Germany
Edersee Dam, a hydroelectric dam on the Eder River, near Waldeck, Germany. Constructed between 1908 and 1914, it was destroyed by bouncing bombs dropped by 617 RAF Squadron on 17 May 1943

Aswan Dam under construction
A photograph of the Aswan dam during its construction, particularly showing its extensive Sluices lined with Ashlar. Date: 1902

Aswan Dam
Lock gates on the newly-constructed Aswan Dam on the River Nile in Egypt. Date: 1902

The Cubuk baraji (Cubuk Dam), Ankara, Turkey
The Cubuk baraji (Cubuk Dam), Ankara. The capital city and administrative centre of Turkey, located in Central Anatolia. Date: circa 1930s

The phenomenal trotting gelding Jay Eye See, by Dictator, dam Midnight, by Pilot Jr: driven by Edwin D. Bithers. Date c1884

Trotting stallion Phallas, driven by Ed. Bithers: by Dictator, dam Betsey Trotwood, by Black Chief. Date c1883

The Delta Barrage, Egypt - Donkey Market
Donkey Market at the Delta Barrage - a dam that was completed in 1862. Its purpose was to improve irrigation in the Nile Delta area of Egypt

Macombs Dam Bridge, New York
Viaduct. 155th St. N.Y. - Pedestrians and horse & buggies coming off of the 155th Street viaduct bridge, New York

Forge Dam at Endcliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire
The Forge Dam at Endcliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire

San Roque Dam, Argentina, South America
San Roque Dam, on the artificial San Roque Lake (reservoir), Argentina, South America, with a railway track on the right. Date: circa 1910

Dam on River Cosquin, Argentina, South America
Dam on the River Cosquin, Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1920

View above Croton Dam. The Croton aqueduct was built 1837-42 to supply water to reservoirs in Manhatten, New York and remained in service until 1955. Date: 1845

Kateri Bund Dam and Bridge, Karnataka, India. Date: circa 1910s

Dam and Lake, Bhimtal hill station, Uttarakhand, India. Date: circa 1910

Spain. Madrid. Temple of Debod. Ancient Egyptian temple which was dismantled and rebuilt in Madrid in 1968. From southern Egypt, near Aswan. Built 200 BC. West Park

Camels crossing over Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt
Caravan of camels, other animals and their riders crossing over the bascule bridge at Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt. The Delta Barrage north of Cairo was constructed in the 19th century to improve

Sluice gates of the Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt, with people on the dam waiting to cross. The Delta Barrage was constructed in the 19th century to improve

American beaver in the New York Zoological Park
An American beaver constructed a dam in the New York Zoological Park. Date: 1908

Aswan High Dam across the Nile, Egypt
Aswan High Dam across the Nile at Aswan built between 1898 and 1902 to control the rivers cycle of flooding the river banks which are used as farmland - south of Egypt. Date: circa 1920

Music cover, The Dam Busters March, by Eric Coates, arranged for piano solo. 1954

King Edward VII at new Birmingham Waterworks - Elan Valley, Powys, Wales. The reservoirs, which were built by the Birmingham Corporation Water Department

The Quoile Nr. Downpatrick - an elevated view of the river with the remains of the dam for a former tide-mill at Finnebrogue on the Downpatrick / Killyleagh road

The Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), Nevada, USA -- construction phase, with the floor of the Black Canyon covered in concrete forms. Date: circa 1933

Communal graves had all sorts of jewellery buried with them
Prehistory. Finland. Europe. Levanluhta swampy. Hundred peope have been buried to the former lake in the Iron Age. Found jewellery buried with them. Dated to the 300-700 BC

Dam of Sau. Catalonia. Spain
Dam of Sau in the river Ter. Barcelona province. Catalonia. Spain

Czech Republic - Komotau Dam
The Komotau Dam (Kamenicka Dam, Kamenicka prehrada) - located in the Bohemian Erzgebirge, northwest from Becov in the municipality of Blatno in the Czech Republic - built in 1899. Date: circa 1910s

Aswan Eclipsed
The Aswan Dam, on the river Nile in Egypt, photographed during an eclipse. This is the only photograph of a dam taken during an eclipse in our entire collection. Date: 11 November 1901

Philae Temple / Approach
Temple of Philae - approach. The setting for the temple was the island of Philae, and the buildings had to be reassembled nearby when the Aswan High Dam was built. Date: 1847

Eclipse / Aswan Dam 1901
Photographed above the Aswan dam on the Nile, Egypt Date: 11 November 1901

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - Montgomery Government Lock and Dam on the Ohio River. Date: 1937

One Dam Thing After Another revue by Ronald Jeans
Reverse of a promotional flyer for One Dam Thing After Another revue by Ronald Jeans; lyrics Lorenz Hart; music Richard Rodgers. First produced London Pavilion, 19th May 1927

Comic postcard, The Whole Dam Family at Niagara Falls, New York State, USA. A family of seven, plus dog, looking at the Falls. 1905

Elephant Butte Dam, Rio Grande, New Mexico, USA
Elephant Butte Dam on the Rio Grande, New Mexico, USA. Date: circa 1920

Dam on the Muskingum River, Zanesville, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1905

Ladybower Dam, Bamford, Derbyshire
Ladybower Dam, Bamford, near Hathersage, Derbyshire, England. Date: 1950s

Dam Construction, Scotland. Date: 1920s

The Dam, Pen-y-Carreg, Powys
The Dam, Pen-y-Carreg, Rhayader, near Builth Wells, Powys, Wales. Date: 1910s

Mill Dam, Tutbury, Staffordshire
Mill Dam, Tutbury, Burton upon Trent, near Horninglow, Staffordshire, England. Early Cotton Mill Date: 1900s

Wreck of City Light Station, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA
Wreck of the City Light Station, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA, seen here on 24 September 1909 after the collapse of the dam. Date: 1909

Construction of Vernon Dam, Vermont, USA
Construction of the Vernon Dam, Dummer, Vermont, USA. Date: 1908

Switzerland - Grimsel Lake and Hospice
Coloured lantern slide of a view over Lake Grimsel. Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near Grimsel Pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The dam was completed in 1932

Dutch scouts on St Georges Day, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dutch scouts on St Georges Day in front of the Royal Palace in Dam Square, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 23 April 1959. During the annual ceremony they renew their scouts promise and salute the Dutch flag

Policewoman WW1. Captioned, You should see the Damsels (Dam-Cells) at the station. Policewoman questions nervous looking man. Date: circa 1917

Albi, France - General View with le Pont Vieux and Cathedral Sainte-Cecile Date: circa 1850s

Fire at construction site, Oxford Street, London
Fire at a construction site in Oxford Street, London, 14 February 1955. The building was under reconstruction following war damage

Six-inch piping, Kingsway tunnel, Central London
Six-inch piping (outlets to dams) outside the Kingsway tunnel, Central London

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