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WPA project 36, Elkton Reservoirs, Cecil County, Elkton, Maryland, October 20, 1935

1935-09-2011 x 6 cmPhotograph, documentarymonochromeJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:Reverse caption reads: "Elkton Reservoirs, view of excavation, completed under M.E.R.A. Work Division for new reservoir adjacent to present reservoir, looking north." This photo was taken in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, October 20, 1935. Project # 36, photo # 3.
Creator:United States. Works Projects Administration
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:Elkton
Temporal subject: 1931-1940
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:Elkton
Geographical subject – District:Cecil County
Topical subjects:United States. Works Progress Administration
Construction
Reservoirs
landscape photography
ArchivesUM location:Works Projects Administration in Maryland records
  • box 2
  • accession 64-3
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:Public domain
Collection:Labor in America Collection
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