Men working on Imhoff disposal plant and earth levee, Emmitsburg, MD, November 1936
1936-11 ‧ 11 x 6 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections
Summary: | Back of photograph reads, "W.P.A. of Maryland W.P. # 76 and W.P. 3028 - Imhoff Disposal Plant and Earth Levee respectively, Emmitsburg, Frederick Co., Maryland. Record high water would be 3 inches above sludge beds therefore top of levee is constructed 2 feet higher than record High Water Elevation - by, Gaither H. Sykes Project Consultant. Nov. 1936" |
Creator: | Sykes, Gaither H. |
Provider: | United States. Works Progress Administration |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Maryland |
Temporal subject: | 1931-1940 |
Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Maryland |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Emmitsburg |
Topical subjects: | United States. Works Progress Administration |
Construction | |
Construction workers | |
Waste disposal facilities | |
Levees | |
Signs (Notices) | |
ArchivesUM location: | Work Projects Administration in Maryland records
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Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
Browse terms: | Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor |
Copyright holder: | Public domain |
Collection: | Labor in America Collection |
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