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Flood Control Along the Mimbres River
Flood Control Along the Mimbres River
Flood Control Along the Mimbres River

Flood Control Along the Mimbres River

Dateca. 1935
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions4 7/16 × 5 15/16 in. (11.3 × 15.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Bonnie Holten
Object numberPA2022.030.118
DescriptionCompleted dyke to help with flood control along the Mimbres River near Deming in Luna County, New Mexico. Rock walls with wooden piers are built along the riverway. There are mountains in the far distance. The irrigation and flood control improvements were completed as a project with the New Deal.
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