View of construction of dam on Bow River near Bassano, Alberta.

Dumping the earth from cars on trestle into the fill. The locomotive carries the names 'Grant Smith and Company', while on the cars appears 'Boomer and Hughes'. Dam was built by Canadian Pacific Railway for irrigation purposes.

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Date [ca. 1909-1914]

Creator Chittenden, H. L.

Genre Negatives, Photographs

Place Alberta

Subject Bassano, Alberta--Construction, Bassano, Alberta--Dams, Bassano, Alberta--Transportation, Canadian Pacific Railway--Cars, Canadian Pacific Railway--Irrigation, Canadian Pacific Railway--Locomotives, Construction industry, Dams, Railways--Cars, Railways--Irrigation, Railways--Locomotives

Archival Information

Fonds/Collection H.L. Chittenden fonds

Reference code CA ACU GBA F0518

Link to Finding Aid https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/h-l-chittenden-fonds

Unique identifier CU1115921

Legacy Identifier na-407-10

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"View of construction of dam on Bow River near Bassano, Alberta.", [ca. 1909-1914], (CU1115921) by Chittenden, H. L.. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.