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Arrowrock Dam with Natural Environment in the Background, after 1915

 Item — Container: Small Collections Box 2

Content Description

From the File:

This collection contains postcards with black and white images depicting different parts of the completed Arrowrock Dam with handwritten captions explaining some parts and required maintenance. Also included are two postcards with images of the Shoshone Ice Caves in Shoshone, Idaho.

Dates

  • Other: after 1915

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open for research.

Extent

From the File: 11 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Physical Description

The back of the postcard contains a short, printed blurb about the U.S. Reclamation Service’s work on the dam. There is also a handwritten note that reads “trash gates to catch brush etc. lowest gates are sluice gates or mud gates opened after irrigation season to let silt etc. pass out.”

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Collections Repository

Contact:
150 N Capitol Blvd
PO Box 500
Boise Idaho 83701