Aerial View of Croton Dam and Reservoir (1931)

Stunning aerial photograph of the New Croton Dam and reservoir by Captain A.W. Stevens, U.S. Army. Shows the massive dam and the reservoir stretching into the distance. The New Croton Dam, completed in 1906, was the tallest dam in the world at the time.

Date: 1931 Location: Croton-on-Hudson, NY Type: aerial_photo Subjects: dam, reservoir, trees, roads Text visible in image: Croton Dam and Reservoir, N.Y. AIRSCAPES - N.Y. - Dams-Reservoirs Taken by Capt. A.W.Stevens, May 1931 Neg. rec'd from Wright Field Recopied 20 May 1957, neg. deteriorated.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) / Wikimedia Commons License: Public domain (US Government)

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