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Continuing construction of the top level of the Madden Dam. An "x" marks an object in the whitewater formed by the sluice gate. No caption.
The Panama Canal was opened on August 15, 1914. The first major capital improvement was the Madden Dam and Power Project. Completed in 1935, it controlled the flow of water from the Chagres River into Gatun Lake and created its own reservoir, Lake Madden. [That name was changed to Alajuela Lake in 1999 when...
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Tom Knight's caption on verso: "From the cement dock level, looking into the canon. Showing the power house and the white water from the sluice gates."
Scaffolding visible on the dam face, with men working on it.
The Panama Canal was opened on August 15, 1914. The first major capital improvement was the Madden Dam and Power Project. Completed in 1935, it controlled the flow of water from the Chagres River into Gatun Lake and created its own reservoir,...
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Continuing construction of the top level of the Madden Dam taken at night.
The Panama Canal was opened on August 15, 1914. The first major capital improvement was the Madden Dam and Power Project. Completed in 1935, it controlled the flow of water from the Chagres River into Gatun Lake and created its own reservoir, Lake Madden. [That name was changed to Alajuela Lake in 1999 when the Canal Zone was returned to Panama.] Hydroelectric power and...
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The Eagle River Hotel undergoing either a construction or renovation project. Scaffolding surrounds the building. A small sign in front of the hotel reads, "Minturn ELV. 7825." Once located in Minturn, the Eagle River Hotel was operated at different times by Mrs. J.A. McRitchie and B.D. Price, among others.
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Another view of the Eagle River Hotel undergoing either a construction or renovation project. Scaffolding surrounds the building. Men can be seen standing on the adjacent building's roof and on the scaffolding.
