Gezicht op Bowman Dam in North Bloomfield, Californië

Britton & Rey (mentioned on object), c. 1885 - in or before 1890

  • Artwork typepage, photomechanical print
  • Object numberRP-F-2001-7-962-6
  • Dimensionsheight 112 mm x width 184 mm
  • Physical characteristicslichtdruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Bowman (Main) Dam, North Bloomfield Company (title on object)
    • Gezicht op Bowman Dam in North Bloomfield, Californië

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2001-7-962-6

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription: ‘Above sea level, 5,500 feet; height above bed of cañon, 98 feet; length on top, 420 feet; thickness at bottom, 167 feet; contains 55,000 cubic yards of stone;/ capacity of reservoir, 907,000,000 cubic feet, or 410,000 twenty-four-hour inches, or sufficient to supply San Francisco for ten years; water brought by/ ditch to mines, distant 45 miles; average yearly rainfall at dam, 65 inches.’

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: Britton & Rey (mentioned on object), North Bloomfield

  • Dating

    c. 1885 - in or before 1890

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    lichtdruk

  • Dimensions

    height 112 mm x width 184 mm

Explanatory note

  • Prent op tweede ongenummerde pagina na pagina 122.

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Mondriaan Stichting, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the VSBfonds, the Paul Huf Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the Egbert Kunstfonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2001

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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