Cyanotype textile, c. 1903

File — file: Drawer 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: Series 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Water Resources Artifacts Collection consists of items dated 1900 through 2009. It is an artificial collection comprised of objects gathered from various donors since about 2006. The collection includes a Thacher calculator, four water level recorders, a textile, a painting, and two water bottles from the memorial service for W. D. Farr, one of which is unopened. The collection documents aspects of water resources history--especially technology--that are often lost in document-based collections.

Dates

Creation: c. 1903

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 9.5 linear feet (2 record cartons, 1 document box, 1 flat box, 3 large boxes, 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Wall hanging of 5 photographic images of a surveying crew likely working at Long's Peak near Estes Park, Colorado. Bottom photo is "No. 104: Field Camp Party 1903 and Instruments" in the Irrigation Photograph Collection; it includes Ralph Parshall on the left and Louis Carpenter on the right.