Buckeye Traction Ditcher

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Buckeye ditcher in operation just north of Interurban tracks working toward heating plant. C.& N.W. tracks to the right. Barns and heating plant to the left. Drain extends from heating plant along N. side of Interurban tracks to bridge then crosses there along south side of tracks parallel for a piece thence to Squaw Creek. Quite a bit of ice was in the ground when excavation was done. (above) Picture shows sighting bar and targets at right. (Right) Machine in operation. In front are the targets from which depth is taken. Agricultural Engineering Department. Spring 1914 by Ashby.

Title:: Buckeye Traction Ditcher
Creator (Person):: Davidson, J. Brownlee (Jay Brownlee), 1880-1957
Date Created:: 1914
Time Period:: 1910s
Description:: Buckeye ditcher in operation just north of Interurban tracks working toward heating plant. C.& N.W. tracks to the right. Barns and heating plant to the left. Drain extends from heating plant along N. side of Interurban tracks to bridge then crosses there along south side of tracks parallel for a piece thence to Squaw Creek. Quite a bit of ice was in the ground when excavation was done. (above) Picture shows sighting bar and targets at right. (Right) Machine in operation. In front are the targets from which depth is taken. Agricultural Engineering Department. Spring 1914 by Ashby.
Subject (Topic):: Ditches Drainage Agricultural engineering
Location:: Iowa--Story County
Language:: eng;zxx
Source:: Jay Brownlee Davidson papers
Call Number:: RS 9/7/11
Finding Aid Permalink:: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9db74
Contributing Institution:: Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:: Iowa State University. Library
Extent:: 10.7 x 15.6 cm; 15.1 x 9.7 cm
Genre:: photographs
Type:: Image
Format:: image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:: Jay Brownlee Davidson collection
Digital Collection Permalink:: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hh6c563
Identifier:: davidsonjay757
Filename:: 09-07-11_davidson_0015-010-003.jpg
Item Permalink:: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mv6s

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Preferred Citation:: "Buckeye Traction Ditcher", Jay Brownlee Davidson Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9mv6s

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