Romance of Water

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Romance of Water

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Trolley Car
A photograph of the Caldwell Traction Company trolley car traveling to Lake Lowell outside of Caldwell, Idaho.

An image of the 1907 engineers quarters which were among the sagebrush. These quarters were located in the Deer Flat National Refuge and were used for project at Lake Lowell.

Title Slide: The Romance of Water
The title slide for the Romance of Water slide show from the Fall of 1977.

Title Slide: Romance of Water "Funded By"
The "funded by" slide for the Romance of Water slide show.

Title Slide: Romance of Water "Caldwell Public Library"
An image of the slide that says "Caldwell Public Library" from the Romance of Water slide show.

Title Slide: Romance of Water "Caldwell Community Foundation"
The slide that says "Caldwell Community Foundation" from the Romance of Water slide show.

Titile Slide: Romance of Water Appreciation Slide
The appreciation slide for Idaho State Historical Society and Research of Larry Jones a part of the Romance of Water slide show.

The Oral History Committee's title slide for their second slide show in its irrigation series; The Romance of Water III-The Lake Lowell Story (also known as Deer Flat Reservoir).

Street Car
An aerial image of a railroad street car traversing between a river.

Ruts Along the Oregon Trail
An image of wagon ruts in the sagebrush along the Oregon Trail. This was a common path that emigrants would take, hence the trail seen in the dirt/sagebrush.

Initial Point of Survery for the State
An image of the initial point of a survey of the state done during the 1800s. This location is near present day Kuna, Idaho.

Title Slide--Romance of Water Part II: The Lake Lowell Story
The 2022 archive intern's created title slide for the Romance of Water Part II exhibit.

Homestead Shack in the Kuna Area
A homestead shack located in the Kuna, Idaho area. There is a man (identity unknown) with his dog seen to the left in the photo.

Gravel Pit, Man & Team on Top
An image of a gravel pit with a man and a team of horses on top of the structure.

Horse on a Hill in Owyhee County
An early image of a horse standing on top of a dirt mound in Owyhee County--construction.

Camp Site: Hubbard-Carlson Construction Company
An image of Hubbard-Carlson Construction Company' camp site on the lower embankment at Lake Lowell. They were awarded the contract February of 1906.

Area that Became Deer Flat Reservoir
A photo of the area that eventually became Deer Flat Reservoir. The workers in the image are building a structure in the lower embankment.

Lake Lowell Compacting and Construction Dam
An image of the construction equipment--and employees--used to compact dirt down to build a dam at Deer Flat Reservoir (Lake Lowell); self-dumping dirt wagon.

Compacting Embankment, Roller
An image of a man with a horse pulled roller compacting earth for the Lake Lowell embankment.

Lake Lowell Compacting Roller
An image of a machine (roller) compacting earth for the construction of Lake Lowell; none of the men's identities are known at this time.
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