Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message United States. Bureau of Reclamation Photograph Collection 1901-1912MS 485
Historical NoteEstablished in 1902, the U. S. Reclamation Service, later known as the United States Bureau of Reclamation, was created to manage, develop and protect water resources. The department was responsible for construction of dams, primarily in the arid western United States, as well as hydroelectric plants, flood control, and water diversion and allocation. The department continues to manage more than 180 projects in seventeen western states. Scope and Content Note31 photographs, 1901-1912. Includes photographs of irrigation projects and agricultural activities in Yuma, Mesa, and Phoenix, Arizona as well as at the Roosevelt Dam and Salt River Project. A small number of street scenes and buildings in Tucson, Phoenix, and Yuma are included as well. Roosevelt Dam images include views of the completed dam and its dedication. There are also images of San Xavier Mission, the University of Arizona’s Old Main building, Phoenix’s Adams Hotel, and Windsor Ranch and Madison Avenue in Yuma. Highlights include Yuma’s celebration of the completion of the Siphon (an irrigation project), Heard Ranch cattle, workers threshing grain, and freight teams. ArrangementThis Collection is organized into 1 series.RestrictionsRestrictionsThere are no restrictions on this collection CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Access TermsCorporate Name(s) Heard Ranch (Ariz.) - Photographs United States. Bureau of Reclamation Geographic Name(s) Yuma (Ariz.) – Photographs Subject(s) Agriculture – Arizona – Photographs Agriculture – Arizona – Yuma - Photographs Freight and freightage – Arizona – Photographs Irrigation – Arizona – Photographs Salt River Project -- Photographs Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.) – Photographs Administrative InformationCredit LineUnited States Bureau of Reclamation Photograph Collection (MS 485). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Container List
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