Mexican Construction Crew at Casitas Dam

Image

Mexican Construction Crew at Casitas Dam

Title

Mexican Construction Crew at Casitas Dam

Identifier

809

Source

Donated by: Donald A. Eaton (Somerset, Calif.)

Description

A Mexican construction crew is standing in the ditch of Casistas Dam with large bins of boulders between them. The men are holding or leaning on shovels. In the ditch are men identified as Gruemell or Greenwell and Donlon, but it is unclear which men they are.

Creator

Unknown

Date

1906

Format

13.5 x 8.2 cm
Black and white photograph

Subject

Casitas Dam (Casitas Springs, Calif.)
Laborers
Mexican American men

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Casitas Springs (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

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Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Mexican Construction Crew at Casitas Dam,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed October 11, 2024, http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/96.