Spier Falls Dam construction slides, 1900-1903.

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Spier Falls Dam construction slides, 1900-1903.

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The Spier Falls Dam Construction Slides is a collection of sixty-one glass slides, probably lantern slides, showing maps, plans, and views of the work site. The slides are colored and are four inches by three and one quarter inches. The slides follow the progress of the work from initial preparation of the site to completion of the project. They show how hand labor, horsepower, steam, and electric power were all used on the project. The use of machinery is clearly depicted. The slides show the difficulty of the engineering task as well as the conditions under which the men worked. It is evident from the slides that local timber, rock, and gravel were used on the project. The photographer is not identified, but may have been Seneca Ray Stoddard.

0.2 cubic ft. (1 box, 61 glass slides)

New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6867090

New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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Hudson River Water Power Company (N.Y.)

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Stoddard, Seneca Ray, 1844-1917

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Seneca Ray Stoddard was an American landscape photographer, publisher, and conservationist active in the Adirondack Region of New York State. From the description of Seneca Ray Stoddard collection, 1848-1916. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155514215 Seneca Ray Stoddard (1844-1917) was an American landscape photographer, naturalist, writer, poet and cartographer. Born in Saratoga County, New York, he taught himself painting (one his fi...