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Printed on front of photo, bottom – 16:3:36 48.

Stamped on back with black ink – 1 17

Pouring concrete at No.2 Dam, Mangahao, 1936. This photograph shows repairs being made to the coffer dam, with a man pouring concrete into the large hole that has been boxed in. The concrete is delivered to the pouring site from the top of the dam in a large drum suspended from a wire cable.

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hydro-electric dam,
hydro-electric scheme - mangahao,
mangahao (shannon),
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