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Blowering Dam Construction Pictures

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With thanks to Maureen Holloway, the below three pictures show the construction of the Blowering Dam wall. The spillway pic is dated 1968 so the others obviously pre-date that:

(click on each picture to see the full size version)

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Parts of Dam wall usually underwater
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Pouring of Blowering Dam spillway
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First test of the spillway, 1968

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