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City of Calgary Archives City of Calgary. Engineering and Environmental Services Department fonds Politics and government*
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Wildwood Slope

The item consists of a photograph of a recent avalanche on Wildwood slope;From Engineering and Streets Division Correspondence;photograph was taken at Wildwood, Section 24/24/2-W5; looking South from the opposite bank of the Bow River;photograph was taken as part of the Wildwood Slide Stabilization Program;A natural or man-made landslide or avalanche has occurred in the area shown

Materials Testing Laboratories Ltd

Abandoned Car in a Field

The item consists of a photograph of an unofficial garbage disposal area;From Engineering and Streets Division Correspondence;photograph shows an undeveloped area with a burnt-out, smashed hot-rod lying at the bottom of a hill;The car shown is a 1957 Lincoln four-door;The photograph was taken when this area was under consideration for development

Centre Street Bridge

The item consists of a photograph of the lower deck of the Centre Street bridge;From Engineering and Streets Division Correspondence;The photograph shows the proposed tree removal which would accommodate the construction of a Bailey Bridge;A Bailey Bridge was constructed to accommodate traffic during the 1974 renovations and reconstruction of the Centre Street Bridge

Structural Engineering Services Ltd

Water Truck

The item consists of a photograph of a new water truck, truck is on a city street, driving away from the viewer, and spraying water, perhaps to demonstrate the equipment. There is a man is standing to the right of the truck. There are houses in the background as well as another water truck with a man standing beside it;Title is taken from the subject matter of the photograph;Although the photograph was repatriated to the City of Calgary from the Glenbow Archives, it does not bear a Glenbow number;A stain appears to be forming at the bottom right of the photograph just below the power pole;The corners of the support board are worn and a layer of board has been torn from the upper left corner;Conservation work is required

1st Annual Picnic, Calgary Waterworks Department

The item consists of a panoramic shot of about 184 men, women and children posed in four rows of staggered height levels in a park setting. Many of the people are wearing formal attire - suits, hats and ties for the men and dresses and hats for the women and girls. Five of the men are wearing kilts and uniform jackets;Although the Glenbow holds the negative collection of W.J. Oliver, they do not have the negative of this image;Received from Bruce Morin, Engineering Department, Waterworks Division;photograph has been torn and taped at left end;There is discoloration in the taped area;Copy negative has been made, see copy negative index

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