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Identifier
20156113
Description
Image shows Robert T. Piner, center, Big Spring banker and president of the Colorado River Municipal District, presenting plaque to J. B. Thomas, right, Fort Worth, president of Texas Electric Service Company. Left, Charles Perry, Odessa, vice president of the district looks on. The ground breaking ceremony took place for a Colorado River dam 16 miles southwest of Snyder. Unidentified crowd is seated behind. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, April 30, 1951.
Archival Date
1951-04-29
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2617
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Hydraulic facilities; Water supply; Construction; Civil engineering; Dam construction; Dams; Ground breaking ceremonies
Names
Colorado River Municipal Water District (Tex.); Piner, Robert T.; Thomas, J. B.; Perry, Charles
Subjects
Hydraulic facilities; Water supply; Construction; Civil engineering; Dam construction; Dams; Ground breaking ceremonies