Contract No. 17, West Portion, Wachusett-Coldbrook Tunnel, Rutland, Oakham, Barre, rock formation, Shaft 8, Sta. 724+80, Barre, Mass., Jul. 29, 1929

Contract No. 17, West Portion, Wachusett-Coldbrook Tunnel, Rutland, Oakham, Barre, rock formation, Shaft 8, Sta. 724+80, Barre, Mass., Jul. 29, 1929

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Title:
Contract No. 17, West Portion, Wachusett-Coldbrook Tunnel, Rutland, Oakham, Barre, rock formation, Shaft 8, Sta. 724+80, Barre, Mass., Jul. 29, 1929
Creator:
Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission
Photographer:
Remington, Carl A., 1902-1982
Date:
July 29, 1929
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Massachusetts Archives
Collection (local):
Massachusetts. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, Quabbin Reservoir / Metropolitan District Commission, Construction Division, Contract Construction Photographs
Subjects:
waterworks
aqueducts
construction sites
geological formations
pegmatite
quartz (mineral)
mica (mineral)
schist
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Barre
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 format)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/s1787t93v
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Print in album volume MDWSC, Contract 17, Wachusett-Coldbrook Tunnel, Tunnel West and Shaft 8, Volume 1, Chief Engineer set
Typed on back: Sta. 724+80, Shaft 8, north wall. Local deformation of banded injection quartz mica schist about large pegmatite body. Picture shows only part of pegmatite body which is approximately 18 feet long and 6 feet high.
Notes (acquisition):
Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission; Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Accession #:
EN4.12/889X.MDWSC.C.0017.0042.Chief.Engineer
Identifier:
MDWSC_C_0017_0042_CE