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Construction of Main Dam, Mangahao, early 1920’s 1 B&W photo print

View through ‘gap’ in dam through which flood waters frequently pour. Steel tower (left) erected to assist with dam construction.

See also – Acc. #s2002.088.0017 (identical photo, sepia, in brown album). & #s2002.086.0021

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mangahao,
mangahao (shannon),
shannon centennial collection,
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black and white,
construction,
early 20th century,
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mangahao camp,
mangahao dam,
mangahao hydro electric works,
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