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Languages : de
Pages : 0
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A canal bibliography
Author: Canals
Author: Robert J. KapschPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393730883
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system.
Pastoral and Monumental
Author: Donald C. JacksonPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822978598
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
In Pastoral and Monumental, Donald C. Jackson chronicles America's longtime fascination with dams as represented on picture postcards from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Through over four hundred images, Jackson documents the remarkable transformation of dams and their significance to the environment and culture of America. Initially, dams were portrayed in pastoral settings on postcards that might jokingly proclaim them as "a dam pretty place." But scenes of flood damage, dam collapses, and other disasters also captured people's attention. Later, images of New Deal projects, such as the Hoover Dam, Grand Coulee Dam, and Norris Dam, symbolized America's rise from the Great Depression through monumental public works and technological innovation. Jackson relates the practical applications of dams, describing their use in irrigation, navigation, flood control, hydroelectric power, milling, mining, and manufacturing. He chronicles changing construction techniques, from small timber mill dams to those more massive and more critical to a society dependent on instant access to electricity and potable water. Concurrent to the evolution of dam technology, Jackson recounts the rise of a postcard culture that was fueled by advances in printing, photography, lowered postal rates, and America's fascination with visual imagery. In 1910, almost one billion postcards were mailed through the U.S. Postal Service, and for a period of over fifty years, postcards featuring dams were "all the rage." Whether displaying the charms of an old mill, the aftermath of a devastating flood, or the construction of a colossal gravity dam, these postcards were a testament to how people perceived dams as structures of both beauty and technological power.
Bibliographic Index
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Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
A Bibliography of the History of Canadian Science and Technology
Author: Arnold E. RoosPublisher: Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association = Association pour l'histoire de la science et de la technologie au Canada
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Triumph at the falls
Author: Leland R. JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Canal History and Technology Proceedings
Author: Canal Parks, Museums and Characters of the Mid-Atlantic
Author: Kate MulliganPublisher: Wakefield Press Pty, Limited (AUS)
ISBN: 9780965555210
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publishers Trade List
Author: R R Bowker PublishingPublisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780835244312
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
IA.
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Category : Industrial archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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