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WPA Project 36 Photo 38, Elkton Reservoirs, Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, May 26, 1936

1936-05-2611 x 6 cmPhotograph, documentarymonochromeJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:Reverse caption reads: "Pouring parapet wall frontings, West Reservoir. Bottom and lower half of slope slab completed. Corner of completed East Reservoir in left foreground." This photo was taken in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland on May 26, 1936. Project # 36, photo # 38.
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:Washington (D.C.)
Temporal subject: 1931-1940
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:Elkton
Topical subjects:United States. Works Progress Administration
Construction
Reservoirs
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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