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Name and location of repository
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Item
Title
D617-76
Date(s)
- 1935 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
ca. 1935. Mr. Houston's flume at Yelm. Very long wooden flume extending across the rural landscape of Yelm. Ross Houston had the contract to install this device to irrigate farm land in Yelm. Much of the irrigation work in Yelm in the mid 30's was funded by the Works Progress Administration (WPA.)
Irrigation canals & flumes--Yelm; Farms--Yelm; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Building materials;