Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District Canal Construction Using Horse Drawn Elevating Ditcher
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1922-1923
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 19730001001
- Physical Description
- 17.6 x 12.5 cm. Black and white copy print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District canal construction. Horse drawn elevating ditcher powered by 2 teams of horses, one pulling and one pushing the ditcher. The push team was needed to keep the ditcher from drifting off centre while digging the canal. Ditches were dug by multi…
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1922-1923
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 17.6 x 12.5 cm. Black and white copy print
- Physical Condition
- Good
- History Biographical
- Elevating ditchers were also used for road construction in Southern Alberta.
- Acquisition Source
- Sauder Penrose M
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District canal construction. Horse drawn elevating ditcher powered by 2 teams of horses, one pulling and one pushing the ditcher. The push team was needed to keep the ditcher from drifting off centre while digging the canal. Ditches were dug by multiple passes with the machine, usually a mile at a time, until desired depth was reached.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 19730001001
- Collection
- Archive
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