Wanship Dam construction, Weber Basin, ca. 1955 [02]

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Title Wanship Dam construction, Weber Basin, ca. 1955 [02]
Photo Number P0847n02_07_002
Creator Fisher, Etsil Robert, 1919-1981
Date 1955
Keywords Basins (landforms); Reservoirs (water distribution structures)
Subject Dams--Utah
Spatial Coverage Rockport (Utah); Summit County (Utah)
Additional Information Between 1954 and 1957, the Bureau of Reclamation built the Wanship Dam. The valley where the town of Rockport once lay was then flooded and Rockport Reservoir was created. This photograph was taken for "Deseret News and Telegram" Christmas News.
Collection Number and Name P0847 Noel R. Barton Photograph Collection
Collection Name Noel R. Barton
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Type Image/StillImage
ARK ark:/87278/s6mmd1kr
Setname uum_map
ID 1718061
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mmd1kr
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