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Guide to the Montana State Water Conservation Board, photograph collection 1934-1939

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Title Guide to the Montana State Water Conservation Board, photograph collection 1934-1939
Subject Dams Montana; Irrigation--Montana--1930-1940.; Ranches Montana; Rivers Montana; Montana; Water and Water Rights; Public Works; Ranching
Description The photographs in this collection primarily document the dam, irrigation, reservoir, and storage projects of the Montana State Water Conservation Board. Also featured are views of the surrounding towns and ranches.; During the early years of the New Deal in the 1930s, water conservation funds became available to the states from the federal government. To take advantage of this opportunity, a special session of the Montana Legislative Assembly convened in late...
Publisher Montana Historical Society
Date 1934/1939
Rights Collection is open for research.; The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Photograph Archives
collections and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses.
Written permission must be obtained from the Photograph Archives before any reproduction
use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in its
collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization
from the copyright owners.
Type Collection collection
Identifier http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv37118
Language eng
Format 3 boxes; 1,939 photographic prints; 18 negatives
Coverage 1934-1939

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