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1974.5868.481
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Workers using water hoses to regrade Denny Hill, Seattle, circa 1909
Order an ImageWorkers in the first Denny Hill regrading project sometimes used high pressure jets of water to wash away the hill. Over five million gallons of water were pumped from Elliott Bay and Lake Union every day. The dirt was washed out into the bay through tunnels and flumes.
Embossed on mount: Harwood
Handwritten on verso: Regrade
Embossed on mount: Harwood
Handwritten on verso: Regrade
ID Number: 1974.5868.481
Date: Circa 1909
Creator(s):
Harwood, Frank, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, b&w ; 4 x 7 in.
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv33538
Credit: MOHAI, Frank M. Harwood Stereographs, 1974.5868.481
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects:
Regrades
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