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A collection of six photographs detailing the beginning of the Tuttle Creek Dam project on the Kansas River in Riley County, Kansas. The contract for this initial construction was awarded to the George Bennet Construction Company of Kansas City, in the amount of $2,238,888. The photographs show the initial moving of excavated earth and limestone, the preparatory work for the construction of a temporary bridge, and various views of ongoing excavation. Tuttle Creek Dam was constructed by the U. S. Army Engineer District, Kansas City, Corps of Engineers.
Date: 1952
Item Number: 214708
Call Number: FK2.R5 .3 C *1-6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 214708
Business and Industry - Construction - Road and bridge
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Construction
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Contractors
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1950s
Environment - Water - Dams - Tuttle Creek
Environment - Water - Reservoirs - Tuttle Creek
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Counties - Riley
Places - Lakes and reservoirs
Places - Rivers - Big Blue
Type of Material - Photographs
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